relative to
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Scientists agree that warming above 1.5C relative to pre-industrial times poses grave risks, and nearly 200 nations committed a decade ago to try and keep global temperature rises to this safer threshold.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
As water, ice, and air move around the planet with the seasons, they redistribute enough weight to push the center of mass back and forth by fractions of an inch relative to Earth's geometric center.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
After arriving at the airport in Kenya's capital, he was transferred by a relative to a hospital in the city where he died, and was buried on Tuesday in line with health safety guidelines.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The current math also means bonds finally start to look compelling relative to stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Its position relative to the crescent moon would have been just as was depicted.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
