relative
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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
The developer says the man camp would allow workers to live in relative comfort.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
While the stock demonstrated notable relative strength versus energy peers in the first quarter as seen on the ratio chart against the XLE, that outperformance has since faded as momentum cooled.
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
Its tranquil beauty mocked the relative prosperity peasant families had enjoyed for centuries, before the dam was built.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Vocabulary lists containing relative
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