alpha
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An alpha female and male live with relatives who are discouraged—sometimes harshly—from reproducing themselves.
From Slate • May 10, 2026
Gadd adds that whether or not we like to admit it, we’re drawn to alpha male characters.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
Laura McGee is co-founder of Arterra AI, a decision intelligence platform that helps investors gain alpha through AI.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
Around the same time, a new alpha male rose to dominance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Male chimps cannot gather in a constitutional assembly to abolish the office of alpha male and declare that from here on out all chimps are to be treated as equals.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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Computer Science and Technology - High School
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