relative
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China runs bigger budget deficits relative to economic output than the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Think of the ERP as merely a loose framework for judging the relative appeal of stocks versus safe bonds.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
A recent Stanford study, “Canaries in the Coal Mine,” found that young workers in the most AI-exposed occupations saw a 16% relative decline in employment from late 2022 through September 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Another warning you may have seen over the years is that the S&P 500 was trading high on a forward P/E basis relative to historical averages.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
Babci embraced Olka, calling her bubaleh, a Yiddish term of endearment one would use for a relative.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
Vocabulary lists containing relative
Hatchet
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Measurement and Data, List 1
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