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Analysts have long raised concerns about Palantir’s valuation, which trades at a steeper multiple relative to bigger tech firms with greater revenues.
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Samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
According to Heather Gossler, a teacher at Williams Field High School, Higley Unified has a low administrative cost relative to other districts, and administrators play a huge role in student success.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Time happens all at once for Helm, more or less, relative to longevity.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Humans have a much larger neocortex than other animals, relative to body size, and the species with the largest neocortices—elephants, dolphins, gorillas, chimpanzees, dogs—are among the most intelligent.
—James Somers, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
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Samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
According to Heather Gossler, a teacher at Williams Field High School, Higley Unified has a low administrative cost relative to other districts, and administrators play a huge role in student success.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Time happens all at once for Helm, more or less, relative to longevity.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Humans have a much larger neocortex than other animals, relative to body size, and the species with the largest neocortices—elephants, dolphins, gorillas, chimpanzees, dogs—are among the most intelligent.
—James Somers, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Relative to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relative%20to. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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