alpha
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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
Over $150 billion has flowed into this newer breed of tax-loss harvesting, known as long-short tax-aware, or tax-aware alpha, according to Brent Sullivan, who writes about the industry on his Substack, Tax Alpha Insider.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 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
He only saw that the alpha here, this odd, unpredictable tiger, had been very excited.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
Vocabulary lists containing alpha
Computer Science and Technology - High School
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The Lions of Little Rock
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