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relatively

[rel-uh-tiv-lee] / ˈrɛl ə tɪv li /


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He said that sentiment outside of China remains relatively positive, and that miners “feel this is a short-term, sentiment-led dip that is not supported by fundamentals.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

However it has also stated in documents that misuse of fireworks is "relatively limited in number across the East Dunbartonshire area" and that it does not receive many complaints.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Are we underestimating the financial consequences of one of us dying relatively soon, or of either of us requiring long-term care?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

Rainfall amounts are expected to be relatively uniform throughout Los Angeles County, with mountain and foothill communities like La Cañada and Azusa getting totals toward the upper end of the range, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Plantation owners thus viewed Africans, who were relatively powerless, as the ideal slaves.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander


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