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Pathways To Viability Operating costs would be minimal relative to human costs.
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Marc Schröder, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Other data has shown that the Vietnamese community in Orange County disproportionately struggles not only with access to routine physical and mental health care, but also with higher incidences of childhood obesity, certain types of cancer and post-traumatic stress relative to other ethnic groups.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2025
Its design has changed little since then, still incorporating an inner surface that sits at a 60- to 90-degree angle relative to the user's urine stream.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2025
Building the pipeline could both meet the needs of Alaska’s people and bring in money from global sales – though how much revenue depends on how global gas markets change over time and how competitive Alaska gas prices would be relative to other suppliers.
—Brett Watson, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2025
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Marc Schröder, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Other data has shown that the Vietnamese community in Orange County disproportionately struggles not only with access to routine physical and mental health care, but also with higher incidences of childhood obesity, certain types of cancer and post-traumatic stress relative to other ethnic groups.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2025
Its design has changed little since then, still incorporating an inner surface that sits at a 60- to 90-degree angle relative to the user's urine stream.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2025
Building the pipeline could both meet the needs of Alaska’s people and bring in money from global sales – though how much revenue depends on how global gas markets change over time and how competitive Alaska gas prices would be relative to other suppliers.
—Brett Watson, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Relative to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relative%20to. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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