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comparatively

[kuhm-par-uh-tiv-lee] / kəmˈpær ə tɪv li /
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relatively
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Those comparatively lower prices are a reason why purchases of second-row Knicks seats on StubHub are roughly three times as high as sales of those courtside.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Gasoline may respond more quickly, said Yilmaz, while diesel could remain comparatively supported through winter because inventories are still tight and middle-distillate supply remains constrained.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

Railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt gave comparatively little, apart from the $1 million that founded the university bearing his name.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

Australians will tell you this is a largely peaceful society with a comparatively civil public discourse.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Shut my eyes as I would, these last words of his succeeded in making the way, which had seemed blocked up, comparatively clear.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë


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