alpha

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Although Line Intensity Mapping has been used before, this is the first time it has mapped Lyman alpha emission with such a large dataset and such high accuracy.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

AI is an alpha driver for financial decision-making today.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 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

“You have any idea how long I’ve waited for a chance to be the alpha? And you humiliated me.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti