relative
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Liberal Party Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price said Kumanjayi Little Baby was a relative of hers, and broke down in Parliament, pleading for an "honest conversation" about the failures of child protection.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
This group of growth stocks isn’t cheap relative to consensus 12-month earnings-per-share estimates.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
“You’re already seeing this shift with Porto and Valencia relative to Lisbon and Barcelona, or Ljubljana and Palermo relative to Venice and Florence,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
That’s a relative term, and it’s obviously a separate concept from those living on the poverty line.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
And indeed, the next few years were “a time of relative tranquility.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Vocabulary lists containing relative
Hatchet
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Measurement and Data, List 1
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