relative
Example Sentences
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“Still, both leisure and business travel intentions are up relative to 2-yrs ago,” the analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
This latter figure helps put the first one in context, showing exactly how large it is relative to a given lookback period.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
The surging costs are eating an outsize share of low- and middle-income consumers’ paychecks, darkening their outlook relative to the well-off.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
He has long lamented his relative lack of control at Tesla, arguing in years past that he needed 25% voting control, in part, to avoid ever being pushed out.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
She was the last living relative I had in this world, and I was not going to let her turn me away.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Vocabulary lists containing relative
Hatchet
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Measurement and Data, List 1
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