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The moon’s orbit is not only elliptical, however, but cockeyed too, angled anywhere from 18° to 28° relative to the Earth’s equator.
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 July 2025
This is small relative to the recent CO2 increase of roughly 54 parts per million over the 25 years from 2000 to 2024.
—Ben Santer, Scientific American, 4 July 2025
Payment rates to providers are low relative to other insurers, access to doctors can be limited, and the program varies significantly by state.
—Sumit Agarwal, The Conversation, 3 July 2025
Part of the reason Tesla could surprise, however, lies with the lack of transparency from Tesla relative to other carmakers.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 3 July 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 July 2025
This is small relative to the recent CO2 increase of roughly 54 parts per million over the 25 years from 2000 to 2024.
—Ben Santer, Scientific American, 4 July 2025
Payment rates to providers are low relative to other insurers, access to doctors can be limited, and the program varies significantly by state.
—Sumit Agarwal, The Conversation, 3 July 2025
Part of the reason Tesla could surprise, however, lies with the lack of transparency from Tesla relative to other carmakers.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 3 July 2025
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“Relative to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relative%20to. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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