alpha

Example Sentences

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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

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

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

He is the exuberant frat boy, the alpha of the group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

The Joliots had hypothesized that the same radioactivity they had induced in boron with alpha particles would be produced by deuterons acting on carbon.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik