relative to

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In addition to carrying such a heavy weighting in the index, many semiconductor stocks are also trading near their historic extremes relative to important trend lines like the 200-day moving average.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Of nonprofit leaders surveyed, nearly 60% said they have had a more difficult time securing grants from foundations relative to the past and more than 40% said their existing funders have cut back.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Precision–recall analysis examines a similar trade-off, asking how accurate the system’s alerts are relative to the number of incidents it successfully detects.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

That does mark a move up in the timing relative to the previous quarterly survey, which suggested the Bank of Canada would be on hold until the second quarter of next year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Joe Justice had never even met his cousin until he saw her in the trailer, but afterward he told his wife that it was “abhorrent” for a close relative to be in foster care.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times