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alpha

[al-fuh] / ˈæl fə /
NOUN
beginning
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"But a bet makes you feel smart because you picked the game or the politician. It's like 'identify the alpha because he beat them all at the prediction markets'."

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The alpha of one of them is 148 percentage points, which suggests a close to 80% probability of a crash.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

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

I don’t know how I became the alpha dog.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera




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