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What To Watch The BNSF railroad had slipped relative to the five other major railroads, but there has been some improvement in profitability and efficiency in 2024.
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Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
Bank of America also revealed that its private clients, who collectively have $3.7 trillion in assets, began to worry more about deflation in the United States, relative to inflationary risks over the past four weeks.
—Ganesh Rao,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 7 May 2025
It’s got a big problem with too many progressives relative to the number of conservatives.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 5 May 2025
Fast food menu prices in California rose by 1.9% relative to the increases in other states over the first six months of the policy, Reich said.
—Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
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Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
Bank of America also revealed that its private clients, who collectively have $3.7 trillion in assets, began to worry more about deflation in the United States, relative to inflationary risks over the past four weeks.
—Ganesh Rao,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 7 May 2025
It’s got a big problem with too many progressives relative to the number of conservatives.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 5 May 2025
Fast food menu prices in California rose by 1.9% relative to the increases in other states over the first six months of the policy, Reich said.
—Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
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“Relative to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relative%20to. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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