alpha

Example Sentences

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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

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

A daily alpha of negative 33 basis points may not seem like such a big deal, but it is.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

It is pleasant to picture the scene: two hard-drinking alpha males in serious trilbies smacking a big desk and barking at each other over the niceties of punctuation.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author