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these newly acquired in-laws felt relatively comfortable at our family reunion
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For example, a 2023 analysis showed that drug companies spend more on advertising drugs that have been rated as having relatively lower clinical benefit than on drugs that offer higher clinical benefit.
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Anna Chorniy, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
Certain configurations—such as a very large moon orbiting a relatively low-mass planet—should produce timing variations that could be detected in existing data, although nontransiting planets can induce similar signals, complicating the exomoon search.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 2026
Because the reproductive rate of common pests such as the mosquito is so high, this can manifest in a relatively short timescale in the real world.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 27 Feb. 2026
This hardy perennial is relatively pest and disease-free.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 27 Feb. 2026
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Anna Chorniy, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
Certain configurations—such as a very large moon orbiting a relatively low-mass planet—should produce timing variations that could be detected in existing data, although nontransiting planets can induce similar signals, complicating the exomoon search.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 2026
Because the reproductive rate of common pests such as the mosquito is so high, this can manifest in a relatively short timescale in the real world.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 27 Feb. 2026
This hardy perennial is relatively pest and disease-free.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Relatively.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relatively. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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