alpha
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“Jason really makes Floyd the alpha in their relationship,” says Harbour of how Bateman’s approach “teed him up.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Primary partners realized: “The alpha is gone,” Sun said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
"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
The alpha male usually wins his position not because he is physically stronger, but because he leads a large and stable coalition.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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Computer Science and Technology - High School
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