relative
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Brazil’s output in the first four months of the year, for example, rose by 800,000 barrels a day relative to a year before.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Workers live in relative comfort, with a shower, a TV, a bed and “a recliner to kick his or her feet up and relax.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
With relative strength improving, the group appears well positioned to extend its leadership into 2026.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Research from the Centre for Cities points to Cambridge, York, Edinburgh and Manchester as relative success stories.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
My uncle I had heard was dead—my only relative; ever since being made aware of his existence, I had cherished the hope of one day seeing him: now, I never should.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing relative
Hatchet
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Measurement and Data, List 1
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