relative

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While some have warned that the level of concentration could leave investors vulnerable to a pullback, Lerner pointed out that, relative to history, tech-sector valuations aren’t exactly stretched.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Berkshire Hathaway repurchased only $235 million of stock in the first quarter, a minimal amount relative to its $1 trillion market value.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

After the war outbreak rattled markets, “April has brought a sense of relative stability and renewed confidence,” says Saira Malik, chief investment officer at Nuveen, citing cease-fire optimism and resilient corporate earnings.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

"To disentangle the relative roles of innovation and environmental change, we need further analyses of trait-dependent diversification, fossil-informed timelines and performance tests that link true crabs' sideways movement to adaptive advantages," Kawabata adds.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2026

Over the next night or two the relative positions of the stars and Jupiter changed oddly.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton