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relatively

[rel-uh-tiv-lee] / ˈrɛl ə tɪv li /


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In Pittsburgh, the median price cut on a home was about $15,100 — relatively high given that the median list price there was about $265,000.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

“We highlight the lower retention rate follows a relatively recent decision to hedge less of the OTC book, which may now attract some focus,” RBC Capital Markets’ Ben Bathurst wrote in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Born on the carnival circuit, the pseudo-sport maintained a here today-gone tomorrow feeling until relatively recently.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

She also wrote in a comment on the post: "The bank were relatively quick to return the money while Thames Water 'looked into it.'"

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

At the time, psychiatry was still a relatively new field.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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