alpha

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Nivola, in a particularly tough role, displays a heady mix of alpha machismo, tenderness and contempt that is just as funny as it needs to be without losing a crucial dimensionality.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

And so the alpha of American legends lives on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

However, the positions of much dimmer galaxies and clouds of gas that also emit Lyman alpha light have remained mostly hidden.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

A daily alpha of negative 33 basis points may not seem like such a big deal, but it is.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

Working with James Chadwick, whose experimental skills matched his own, Rutherford trained his alpha particles on a series of gaseous targets: oxygen, carbon dioxide, even ordinary air.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik