relative

Example Sentences

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Beauty and personal care, a $68 billion industry, has been a relative bright spot as pressure mounts on food and nonessentials spending.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the sirens about AI are occurring earlier in the industry’s development, and in a greater volume, relative to other technological revolutions.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dozens of relatives and mourners gathered at Nasser Hospital, where the bodies of some of those killed were laid out in white shrouds.

From Barron's

The proximate causes at times seem minor relative to the reactions they’ve provoked in the market.

From MarketWatch

The slalom course at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre is set up on the bottom portion of the downhill course, and not especially steep or icy relative to other tracks.

From Los Angeles Times