relative
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He attributes much of their success to the relative scarcity of cheap capital compared to the U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Its relative distance from Iran, compared with Gulf states such as Kuwait and Bahrain, offers another plus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Wangchuk studied mechanical engineering after a relative noticed his experiments with concave mirrors to brighten dark buildings and cook food.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Tropical Storm Elida has been a factor in the rise in relative humidity in the Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay areas, weather service meteorologists said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
But now she's skipped over the hoping part and is acting totally sure that this stranger is my relative after one quick glance.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
Research shows that adults who estrange themselves from relatives often do so "with a great amount of care and consideration over time," she says.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
The bill, passed by the upper house on Friday, allows the imperial family to adopt distant male relatives over the age of 15 and lets women keep their royal status after marrying outside the family.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
In some cases, relatives flee homes when a family member dies, without informing authorities, leaving highly infectious corpses unattended for days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Researchers in Spain explored what makes crystals so appealing by studying how chimpanzees, one of our closest living relatives, respond to them.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
So he borrowed money from his relatives to buy a train ticket to Berlin.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
Vocabulary lists containing relative
Hatchet
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Measurement and Data, List 1
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