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alpha

[al-fuh] / ˈæl fə /
NOUN
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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

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

Mr. James’s tone—that of a reformed alpha male, an ex-con and traveler of a gritty road—lends his tale authenticity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

The elder Duterte once described his daughter as the "alpha" in their family, the one whom everyone follows.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

In other words, alpha particles produced naturally by radium and polonium had exhausted their usefulness as probes of the nucleus.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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