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comparatively

[kuhm-par-uh-tiv-lee] / kəmˈpær ə tɪv li /
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relatively
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There are three reasons for this year's feeling like a comparatively low key affair: it is happening a month earlier than a year ago, squeezing the space available for briefings, leaks and speculation.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt gave comparatively little, apart from the $1 million that founded the university bearing his name.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

Scientists describe these comparatively inactive areas as "quiet."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Furthermore, annuity payout rates start so far above 4% or 4.5% that you have plenty of cushion before they turn into a comparatively worse deal.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

In any event, his mother comparatively soon wanted to visit Gregor, but his father and his sister restrained her, at first with reasons which Gregor listened to very attentively and which he completely endorsed.

From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka


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