relative

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The relative paucity of American casualties demonstrates the care and competence of the planning by Adm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Usually it was your management record, and your relative success with the respective budgets you'd been given, that would seal the deal.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“We see further aero outperformance on strong relative earnings per share growth that more than offsets potential valuation downside,” he wrote.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

ABS uses tracking technology — 12 Hawk-Eye cameras — to determine the precise location of a pitch relative to a batter’s specific strike zone.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

What are the relative majors of the minor keys in Figure 4.18?

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones