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relative

[rel-uh-tiv] / ˈrɛl ə tɪv /




Example Sentences

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Some of the pressure may have eased now that the US has relative freedom to carry out strikes at close range.

From BBC

The score accounted for how frequently specific pesticides were found, the amounts detected, and the relative toxicity of each chemical.

From Science Daily

To back this point, Goldman cited the sector’s small size relative to total private markets and the sources of liquidity internally on nontraded BDC balance sheets.

From Barron's

As I cycled home, I found myself craving the relative safety and normality of the house for once.

From Literature

The younger Khamenei, 56, lost his wife and mother along with two other relatives in the strikes, according to state media.

From The Wall Street Journal