relative to
Example Sentences
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Planned capital spending this year is larger relative to its market value or revenue compared with Google’s parent, Alphabet, Microsoft or Amazon.com.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The company has struggled to diversify revenue beyond ad sales, and it is far from clear that its subscription options will appeal to users or be attractive relative to AI offerings from competitors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Figure 2 shows how a worker’s claiming age affects their benefit relative to the amount available at the full retirement age of 67.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Morgan analysts, it slashed its crude imports by 3.8 million barrels a day compared with year-ago levels — that’s roughly 74% of the remaining decline in global crude imports relative to the 2025 average.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
She would sometimes become so distraught and ill that her sisters would have to find a relative to take her to the hospital.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
