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relative

[rel-uh-tiv] / ˈrɛl ə tɪv /




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After their rental in North Carolina was condemned, the daughter said, they came with her husband and brother to Los Angeles to live with a relative, only to be rebuffed.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

While his comment makes sense, it’s all relative.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

"With additional observations of this planet, we could establish the relative abundance of these various gases in its atmosphere," Hu said.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

He is now reportedly in the care of a relative and enrolled at a different school.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Legally, Frank was the property of Stockley Donelson, a relative and neighbor of President Andrew Jackson.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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