relative
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As the author reminds us, the U.S. at the time was “teeming” with hundreds of car manufacturers, but only a relative handful produced at scale—and only Ford and Buick had a network of dealers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
“The baseline divorce rate in my sample is only around 4%, so this represents a large relative increase of about 50% to 60% relative to the baseline mean,” Nguyen said.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has already cut the cost of reaching space by 95% relative to the space shuttle.
From Barron's • May 21, 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
But now she's skipped over the hoping part and is acting totally sure that this stranger is my relative after one quick glance.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
Vocabulary lists containing relative
Hatchet
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Measurement and Data, List 1
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