relative to
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“It is therefore likely that a resumption of balance-sheet reduction warrants additional reductions in the federal-funds rate relative to baseline projections,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026
It will “buy stocks that are cheap relative to their fundamentals,” according to its website.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
The Globalstar deal may seem trivial relative to Amazon’s size, but it represents an “important signal” that Amazon is committed to space.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Chatterjee wrote that Corning stock’s current valuation “creates a challenging execution hurdle relative to the earnings expectation now being embedded by the buyside to justify such a lofty premium.”
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
Light waves should travel through the ether as sound waves travel through air, and their speed should therefore be relative to the ether.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
