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alpha

[al-fuh] / ˈæl fə /
NOUN
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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

An alpha female and male live with relatives who are discouraged—sometimes harshly—from reproducing themselves.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Around the same time, a new alpha male rose to dominance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

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 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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