relative
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Alphabet also said on that call that it expects capital expenditures to “significantly increase” in 2027 relative to 2026.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
The strategy can benefit from a gradual decline in price and/or an increase in back-month implied volatility relative to front-month volatility.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
The analyst also points to rising competitive pressure, with one rival now selling sonar systems independently and customers questioning the “cost of synthetic aperture sonar relative to the rapidly falling costs of autonomous vessels.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
He was worried his relative inexperience could impact perception, but it "never came up" on set, he tells me.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Madison was forced to sell some of Montpelier’s enslaved workers to a relative, who moved them to Louisiana.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
Vocabulary lists containing relative
Hatchet
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Measurement and Data, List 1
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