relative to

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That’s a near-record gap for stock relative to the index.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

The strategy can benefit from a gradual decline in price and/or an increase in back-month implied volatility relative to front-month volatility.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

"The UK's poor performance relative to other countries is mainly down to a lack of education, rather than employment, and particularly poor non-university routes into work," he says.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

“Having taken expected cuts off the table for now, we have already tightened policy considerably in response to the shock relative to what had been expected by markets,” Bailey said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

“I did ask something of Miss Havisham, however, sir. I asked her to give me some information relative to her adopted daughter, and she gave me all she possessed.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens