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you need to learn the alphabet of genealogy before you can move on to more advanced study
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And yes, that’s pretty darn far into the alphabet, a testament to how much financial infrastructure now exists for high-flying unicorns to stay private (and, frankly, calling Databricks a unicorn seems exceedingly quaint).
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Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
Each one carries a small Omega symbol, with the last letter in the Greek alphabet symbolizing the end of the coin’s 232-year production run.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 2025
There’s a pleasant buzz in the lunchroom, chatter in the hallways, and an alphabet of new analog hobbies popping up just about everywhere.
—The Editors, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025
Omega, being the final letter of the Greek alphabet, serves to note the significance of the pennies.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2025
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Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
Each one carries a small Omega symbol, with the last letter in the Greek alphabet symbolizing the end of the coin’s 232-year production run.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 2025
There’s a pleasant buzz in the lunchroom, chatter in the hallways, and an alphabet of new analog hobbies popping up just about everywhere.
—The Editors, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025
Omega, being the final letter of the Greek alphabet, serves to note the significance of the pennies.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alphabet
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This season, Gentil’s Bastien collection is characterized by contemporary basketweave elements, rounded curves flows and tuxedo arms.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Other elements of the bill that were supposed to save customers money, such as allowing the utilities to securitize storm costs, have yet to take effect.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
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The mini-lab movies reveal how Conceptual art, scientific experimentation, and spiritual inquiry share a common grammar for transforming absence into presence.—
Shannon Taggart,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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Using improper grammar in cold emails, résumés, or cover letters could mean an application lands at the bottom of the pile.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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Drummond’s office said the state’s outside attorneys are working on a contingency basis, so no fees will be paid unless the state recovers something through a judgment or settlement.—
Paul Monies,
Oklahoma Watch,
3 Feb. 2026
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Surely there’s some way to pit these guys against each other, to stoke the fan bases, to brew a rivalry for the ages.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Alphabet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alphabet. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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