relative
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Deep inside South Africa's Rising Star Cave system, scientists have uncovered a surprising clue about an extinct human relative that lived hundreds of thousands of years ago.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026
CDS spreads—the price investors pay for the insurance—have widened for AI companies relative to the broader market index.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
Investors are now neutral on tech relative to their weighing in indexes, but the Citi analysts want it to turn “properly negative” before they would be inclined to recommend the sector.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
It included allegations of threats, intimidation and coercion against Bryan Seaver, the relative who publicly confirmed Parton had died in August.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
I don’t even know if the strange old lady at the door was a relative or something.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
Beyond their education, Harry said returning to Britain has allowed his children to spend more time with relatives and develop closer relationships with family friends.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
She's torn by the desire to stay at home - close to friends and relatives - and the worry of how unbearable life may become.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
It also demonstrates how proteins preserved in ancient teeth can reveal clues about extinct human relatives that their bones alone cannot provide.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026
Like thousands of other Americans, my wife and I will brave crowded planes as we fly across the country to see relatives for Thanksgiving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
Photographing relatives after death was common in the nineteenth century.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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