relative to

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Second, focus on how small one year’s drop in stock prices is relative to 30 years of returns, and see sharp declines in stock prices as buying opportunities.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

“And I think what people miss about that is these companies were so cheap relative to what you could make out of them that it didn’t make any difference what oil did,” he said.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

At trial, Musk told jurors that his AI start up xAI was small relative to OpenAI which is also expected to sell shares to the public imminently.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

“Still, both leisure and business travel intentions are up relative to 2-yrs ago,” the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

That’s not because the music is quieter, of course, but simply that your position relative to it has changed.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson