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comparatively

[kuhm-par-uh-tiv-lee] / kəmˈpær ə tɪv li /
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relatively
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As a result, when the collision occurs, the comparatively slower three-pronged gluon junction should be easier to stop and convert into new particles than the rapidly moving quarks.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

The other family, headed by Bill Niman and Nicolette Hahn Niman, came to their land comparatively recently.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

For clubs accustomed to paying tens of millions for established first-team players, spreading comparatively modest sums across several promising teenagers offers obvious appeal.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Scrambling jets or launching missiles is an expensive way to deal with comparatively cheap mass-produced drones.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

But that was as nothing–well, as comparatively little–compared with what may await Tokyo.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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