alpha
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Not the puffed-out chest of an alpha like Stokes, just the calm reassurance of English cricket's most dependable presence.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
“Jason really makes Floyd the alpha in their relationship,” says Harbour of how Bateman’s approach “teed him up.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
“New York is a plenty large enough market to drive major alpha for a fund like ours.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
An alpha female and male live with relatives who are discouraged—sometimes harshly—from reproducing themselves.
From Slate • May 10, 2026
Rutherford experimented by bombarding gold foils with alpha particles emanating from a glass vial of purified radium.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing alpha
Computer Science and Technology - High School
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