as in beginning
the point at which something begins
money is not the alpha and omega—the beginning and end—of life's purpose
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Recent Examples of alpha
In a year of scarce returns, investors can take steps to shore up their portfolios, create tax alpha and position themselves to capture returns when the opportunity arises in 2023.
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Cnbc Pro Staff, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
The data showed that regardless how often the alphas scrapped with rivals or betas, both their stress and thyroid hormones remained at consistent levels.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Jan. 2025
Democratic Socialists, vaccine skeptics, anti-Zionists, manosphere alphas—these are not people known for casual political engagement.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
But a different kind of sialic acid receptor, alpha 2,6, is more prevalent in the human respiratory tract.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Cnbc Pro Staff, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
The data showed that regardless how often the alphas scrapped with rivals or betas, both their stress and thyroid hormones remained at consistent levels.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Jan. 2025
Democratic Socialists, vaccine skeptics, anti-Zionists, manosphere alphas—these are not people known for casual political engagement.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
But a different kind of sialic acid receptor, alpha 2,6, is more prevalent in the human respiratory tract.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alpha
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San Sebastián, however, has taken a different and more inclusive approach from the very beginning.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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That study ran from the end of 2012 to the beginning of 2019.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN,
19 Mar. 2025
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Adrian Kempe scored for the Kings, and Darcy Kuemper — fresh off shutouts in his last two starts — had 19 saves and had his shutout streak end at 176:06.—
Austin Knoblauch,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2025
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About Riley Green Riley Green got his start playing in bars and restaurants around his hometown of Jacksonville, Alabama—and lately he’s been performing in stadiums for tens of thousands.—
Sid Evans,
Southern Living,
18 Mar. 2025
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The world has been in a state of perpetual transformation since the onset of the pandemic.—
Pablo Listingart,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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This two-season potboiler, set a decade after the onset of the outbreak, follows teenage sisters (Aliyah Royale and Alexa Mansour) who’ve led sheltered, terrified existences among the first generation to grow up in flesh-eating turmoil.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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This program has provided life-saving HIV/AIDS care to low-income countries since 2003, and has saved more than 26 million lives since its inception.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Over the past nearly 20 years since its inception, BlizzCon has inspired us to innovate, push the boundaries of creativity, and deliver once-in-a-lifetime moments.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2025
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The launch of the network in 2014 was a watershed moment.—
Mike Bianchi,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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The drop came despite the launch of such news series as Dark Matter on Apple TV+ and Cruel Intentions on Amazon Prime Video.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Mar. 2025
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Following the commencement of the band’s U.K. and Ireland tour, Fontaines D.C.’s fourth LP Romance rises 15 places to finish the week at No. 13; the record originally went to No. 2 in August, and was beaten to the top spot during Carpenter’s reign at the top of the charts.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
6 Dec. 2024
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In 1979, Radner gave the commencement speech—fully in character as Roseanne Roseannadanna—to the graduating class at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, part of which wound up on her comedy album Gilda Radner: Live From New York, released that same year.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Alpha.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alpha. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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