relative to

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The Globalstar deal may seem trivial relative to Amazon’s size, but it represents an “important signal” that Amazon is committed to space.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Nine-person HoldCo has found success in an industry that has had little history with activist investors relative to other sectors.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

We’ll avoid the stocks that have low short interest as a percentage of shares relative to the past two years.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

With the results from this base regression, it is possible to plot the annualized returns by seller age relative to returns of those ages 36 to 45.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

She taught them to jiao ren\ Though there was only one relative to name, Helen would ask, Who’s that? as Theresa entered the room.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen