relative to

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Planned capital spending this year is larger relative to its market value or revenue compared with Google’s parent, Alphabet, Microsoft or Amazon.com.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The company has struggled to diversify revenue beyond ad sales, and it is far from clear that its subscription options will appeal to users or be attractive relative to AI offerings from competitors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Morgan analysts, it slashed its crude imports by 3.8 million barrels a day compared with year-ago levels — that’s roughly 74% of the remaining decline in global crude imports relative to the 2025 average.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

These erratic financial operations which are very large relative to Ireland's domestic economy thus generate heightened volatility in national and European statistics.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

This map shows the homelands of the Pequot Nation, relative to neighboring nations in what are currently called the states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz