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
Pluvicto carries a beta particle that travels for a longer range but is less lethal, while the new therapy uses an alpha particle that is more lethal but travels shorter distances, the analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 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
And just then Pax saw a movement below him—a broad-shouldered alpha with black and gray fur emerged from the brush halfway down the slope and marked a sapling beside him.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
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Computer Science and Technology - High School
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