relative to
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Household debt remained low relative to historical averages.
From BBC • Jul. 7, 2026
Because this disk was likely tilted relative to the magnetar's spin, Einstein's theory predicts that the rapidly spinning neutron star would drag the surrounding fabric of space-time with it, producing a phenomenon called Lense-Thirring precession.
From Science Daily • Jul. 6, 2026
Value stocks tend to trade lower than growth stocks relative to book value, earnings or revenue.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026
What’s the cost of a beer relative to the price of a fancy cocktail?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026
The outermost sphere carried the so-called fixed stars, which always stay in the same positions relative to each other but which rotate together across the sky.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
