relative to

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"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

“It’s all relative to what they represent to the court.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Because Earth's axis is tilted relative to its orbit, areas outside the tropics experience one yearly peak in solar radiation near the summer solstice.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

But in the past, measures of the major index’s earnings yield relative to bond yields have proved a useful guide, particularly over a longer time horizon.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Or quell the loneliness he felt being moved from one relative to the next?

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario