relative to
Example Sentences
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Brazil’s output in the first four months of the year, for example, rose by 800,000 barrels a day relative to a year before.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
The Baron funds appear to have boosted the value of their SpaceX preferred by a similar percentage relative to the March 31 valuations.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Such overweights relative to the float create an artificial demand for a stock that is greater than its publicly available supply, which could pose risks for index investors.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
“Everything is much more contemporary relative to what was created more than 40 years ago, but it’s still very true to the origin story and to the DNA of the brand.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
After Aunt Seah got too old to keep me, I was shuffled from one relative to another—some of them pretty far down on the shirttail.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
