alpha
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“New York is a plenty large enough market to drive major alpha for a fund like ours.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 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
Laura McGee is co-founder of Arterra AI, a decision intelligence platform that helps investors gain alpha through AI.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
When two males are contesting the alpha position, they usually do so by forming extensive coalitions of supporters, both male and female, from within the group.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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