relative

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Mr. Shamji’s lawyer, also named Brettler, turned out to be a distant relative of Matthew.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Another major difference was the relative lack of choreography - with BTS concentrating more on firing up the crowd than the tightly-controlled dance moves fans have come to expect.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Across income levels, four years of college comes at a tremendous expense relative to most families’ earnings, even after factoring in financial aid.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Offsetting credit factors included the museum’s “very high debt relative to both cash and investments and to operations.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

In a way, he’s going through the same exact process I’m going through—suddenly encountering someone in Asamando who claims to be his recently departed relative, even though they look very different.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer