relative
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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
But when he suddenly dies and the family’s estate, Longbourn, passes to another male relative, Mary resigns herself to a life sentence beside a mother who can barely stand her.
From Salon • May 20, 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
“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
Its tranquil beauty mocked the relative prosperity peasant families had enjoyed for centuries, before the dam was built.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Vocabulary lists containing relative
Hatchet
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Measurement and Data, List 1
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