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
Like capybaras in the wild, zoo capybaras are polygamous, with one alpha male and several females forming a sort of harem.
From Slate • May 27, 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
Radium emitted alpha particles at a meager 7.6 million electron volts and beta rays—that is, electrons—at only 3 million volts.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing alpha
Computer Science and Technology - High School
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