relative to

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While it’s often the most affordable type of life insurance relative to the payout, premiums can increase significantly for smokers or those with health conditions.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

We’ll avoid the stocks that have low short interest as a percentage of shares relative to the past two years.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Barron’s: Please provide a technical assessment of the Magnificent Seven stocks, and the Mag Seven relative to the S&P 500 index.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

With tolls of $1 to $2 a barrel, the world oil price would rise by only around $0.05 to $0.40 a barrel, relative to the prewar level, calculates Wolff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

After Aunt Seah got too old to keep me, I was shuffled from one relative to another—some of them pretty far down on the shirttail.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson