relative to

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Children also have higher respiratory rates than adults, as well as larger lung surface area relative to their body size, resulting in higher doses of pollution per breath.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The real-estate firm uses criteria that includes how quickly homes sell, share of homes that sold above the list price and job growth relative to new supply.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Futures markets have implied 40% price increases through the end of the year, relative to January.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

And while students should be careful not to overborrow relative to the income they expect to earn after graduating, he said, “there is nothing wrong with limited amounts of debt.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

When I was about ten years old, I was outside of our church with my friends, one of whom had brought a visiting relative to the service.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson