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alpha

[al-fuh] / ˈæl fə /
NOUN
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He also courted strong and straight — and unavailable — alpha men to whom he appeared happy to play the beta role of political ingénue.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

Value’s alpha over growth over the past month is 4.4 percentage points.

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

My brain remained active for a minute or so, with higher-frequency alpha waves associated with alertness staying strong.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

"We found that tubulin can drive Tau and alpha synuclein troublemakers down a healthy path."

From Science Daily Jun. 21, 2026

This was the alpha and omega of our existence, and went unquestioned.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

The implications are alarming, since there currently are four industry groupings within the S&P 1,500 index that have trailing two-year alphas of at least 100 percentage points.

From MarketWatch May 18, 2026

Dr. Kelson is so lonely that he’s begun to befriend one of those spine-ripping alphas, whom he calls Samson.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 15, 2026

He and coach Brendon McCullum are two alphas in the England dressing room, possibly leaving little room for the growth of other characters.

From BBC Jan. 3, 2026

Dr. Phil, however, offered a different perspective, claiming both Swift and Kelce are alphas and pointed to their individual successes.

From Salon Feb. 29, 2024

We fired alphas, gammas, betas, the works, in wide dispersion, concentrated beam and just plain exposure.

From Make Mine Homogenized by Freas, Kelly




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