relative to

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But in the past, measures of the major index’s earnings yield relative to bond yields have proved a useful guide, particularly over a longer time horizon.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

“The baseline divorce rate in my sample is only around 4%, so this represents a large relative increase of about 50% to 60% relative to the baseline mean,” Nguyen said.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

At trial, Musk told jurors that his AI start up xAI was small relative to OpenAI which is also expected to sell shares to the public imminently.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

This latter figure helps put the first one in context, showing exactly how large it is relative to a given lookback period.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

For this reason, Egyptian religious holidays had a tendency to slip backward relative to the seasons.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro