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
And so the alpha of American legends lives on.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
This type of radiation, known as Lyman alpha light, is released in large amounts when hydrogen atoms absorb energy from nearby stars.
From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026
AI is an alpha driver for financial decision-making today.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026
Working with James Chadwick, whose experimental skills matched his own, Rutherford trained his alpha particles on a series of gaseous targets: oxygen, carbon dioxide, even ordinary air.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing alpha
Computer Science and Technology - High School
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The Lions of Little Rock
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