alpha
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Nivola, in a particularly tough role, displays a heady mix of alpha machismo, tenderness and contempt that is just as funny as it needs to be without losing a crucial dimensionality.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Unfortunately, a short seller couldn’t have turned a profit with these stocks, because the 81.4% negative alpha didn’t reflect borrowing costs.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026
And so the alpha of American legends lives on.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
The elder Duterte once described his daughter as the "alpha" in their family, the one whom everyone follows.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
In 1935 the dominant lab in this category had been the Cavendish, which specialized in reactions induced by alpha rays and protons; Berkeley could only compete in research on deuterons.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing alpha
Computer Science and Technology - High School
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