relative
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Yemen's years-long civil conflict killed tens of thousands of people, uprooted millions and drove the country to the brink of famine before a 2022 truce restored relative calm.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
"The Indian market is marginal to us when you look at the relative broadcast values from overseas," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
The towering Berchtesgaden Alps provide the backdrop as Rohl details his eventful 12 months, in which he went from crisis at Sheffield Wednesday to the relative calm of Salzburg via Glasgow.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
“I’ve never seen the available capacity relative to demand as low as it is today.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
And it is not the relative insubstantiality of her clothing that causes Marco to stare, but the tattoo that snakes across her skin.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
"We're left with the memories," she told AFP as she showed a picture of herself with her sister and other relatives.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Still, their family situation was tough because that government job had to support many relatives, in addition to Mehta and his three older brothers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Linda's relatives also urged the court to block his release.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The matriarch shares a sweltering tent with 18 others, mostly relatives, with eight minors among them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
He doesn’t look like he could break a tree in half like some of his relatives, but he could snap a big branch.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing relative
Hatchet
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A Graduation Lexicon
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Measurement and Data, List 1
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