relative to

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Children also have higher respiratory rates than adults, as well as larger lung surface area relative to their body size, resulting in higher doses of pollution per breath.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

ABS uses tracking technology — 12 Hawk-Eye cameras — to determine the precise location of a pitch relative to a batter’s specific strike zone.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

But a run-up has made Arm’s stock far more expensive than other chip companies relative to future earnings, leaving little room for error in the company’s new endeavor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

This represents a 55% price-to-earnings-growth discount relative to its megacap technology peers and places the stock one standard deviation below its 10-year average, Nowak wrote.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Joe Justice had never even met his cousin until he saw her in the trailer, but afterward he told his wife that it was “abhorrent” for a close relative to be in foster care.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times