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alpha

[al-fuh] / ˈæl fə /
NOUN
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I am unaware of any other stock-selection approach whose annualized alpha — either positive or negative — is this far from zero.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

“I think he really loves playing the alpha male who’s starting to crumble.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

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

The nebula's brilliant crimson glow comes from hydrogen alpha emissions, a telltale sign that new stars are actively forming.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026

“Yes, but once we’re in the field, I’m the alpha, and that means I decide what is and what isn’t part of the mission,” Mother said.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

The table below lists the four S&P 1,500 sub-industry indexes with trailing two-year alphas of at least 100 percentage points, along with the two largest-cap stocks within each.

From MarketWatch ● May 18, 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

In California, children are expected to be able to read around December of first grade, meaning the majority of alphas should have been literate by New Year’s Day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2024

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 Kelly Freas


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