relative
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Dow Industrials trading near the very round 50,000 level is beginning to resemble a potential double top relative to the February peak.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Liberal Party Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price said Kumanjayi Little Baby was a relative of hers, and broke down in Parliament, pleading for an "honest conversation" about the failures of child protection.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Yes, it’s worth noting that the U.S. has one of the highest relative poverty rates among the world’s developed nations.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
That excess supply is now dwindling at a record pace, with oil executives and analysts predicting that a harsh reckoning is set to upend the relative calm in energy markets.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
In 1627 Isaac Beeckman and his associates planned a programme of research using models to ascertain the relative merits of vertical and horizontal windmills.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing relative
Hatchet
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Measurement and Data, List 1
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