relative
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Analysts tracked by FactSet expect earnings per share to have rocketed 940% higher in the August quarter relative to a year before.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026
He has a good all-round game, and also has good strength relative to his age.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Poindexter, a relative unknown, has surged in the meantime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Bass is particularly concerned by the relative lack of specialized intervention training for patrol officers who respond to the vast majority of service calls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
They study enemy troops from the relative safety of their homes and write down as much information as they can.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
The court has also been thrown into disarray as investigations have scrutinized links between several justices, their relatives or associates, and jailed, fraud-accused banker Daniel Vorcaro.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
“This work will continue for many, many years,” said Popek, who lost his grandfather and more than 20 other relatives in the massacres and has been doing exhumations in the Ukrainian region for 35 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
They are related to spiders, scorpions, and horseshoe crabs, but unlike their land-dwelling relatives, they remained entirely marine.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
From bank tellers to trusted relatives to longtime neighbors, keep them close and get their advice.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
After three days of intense questioning, Haupt and Wergin were finally released to their remaining relatives in Germany.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
Vocabulary lists containing relative
Hatchet
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A Graduation Lexicon
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Measurement and Data, List 1
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