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beta

[bey-tuh, bee-] / ˈbeɪ tə, ˈbi- /


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Actresses Rachel Sennott and Kristen Bell are among the celebrities who have spoken publicly about taking beta blockers, along with the influencer Khloé Kardashian.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

The findings revealed two major routes by which the glymphatic system removes particles from the brain, including amyloid beta proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease -- and the speeds of those routes are dramatically different.

From Science Daily Aug. 13, 2026

A beta of 1 means the stock’s volatility has matched the index’s price volatility.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

The company plans to begin beta service with select mobile-network partners in 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

“Rishi, why are you saying all this, beta? Where did you get these ideas? Plan sub change kar rahe ho—you’re changing all your plans. For whom? Dimple ne kuch kahaa?”

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

Any beta higher than 1 means a stock is more volatile than the S&P 500, while betas of less than 1 are less wild.

From Barron's Dec. 1, 2025

Consider the performance of a hypothetical portfolio that buys the 10% of stocks with the highest betas and sells short the decile of stocks with the lowest betas.

From MarketWatch Oct. 23, 2025

“We’re betas pretending to be alphas,” Denton said.

From New York Times Nov. 3, 2022

As was the case with Samsung’s previous One UI betas, you can access the One UI 5 update by registering through the Samsung Members app.

From The Verge Aug. 7, 2022

Greek letters move across the undersides of his eyelids: isosceles triangles, betas, sine curves.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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