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Ticket prices, particularly for music concerts, were often very underpriced relative to market demand because the performing artists and promoters wanted to create an appearance that the events were accessible to all, in large part to foster goodwill among fans.
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
The connectors to those interstates aren’t ideal in breadth or number, relative to the stadium.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2025
While eligibility varies by facility, the ability to qualify for this type of debt forgiveness or relief is often based on income relative to the federal poverty level.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
The metasurface increased second harmonic generation by nearly 150 times relative to unpatterned samples.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
The connectors to those interstates aren’t ideal in breadth or number, relative to the stadium.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2025
While eligibility varies by facility, the ability to qualify for this type of debt forgiveness or relief is often based on income relative to the federal poverty level.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
The metasurface increased second harmonic generation by nearly 150 times relative to unpatterned samples.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Relative to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relative%20to. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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