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This answer replacees my earlier, incorrect one. The answer is still "no", even if $x$ does not involve $\alpha$ and $y$ does not involve $\beta$. Example: take $n=2$, $p=3$, $\alpha=\beta=X_1^2X_2^8$, $\epsilon=1$, $x=X_1^4$, $y=-X_2^{16}$. We have $(\alpha+x)(\beta+y)=X_1^6X_2^8-X_1^2X_2^{16}$$(\alpha+x)(\beta+y)=X_1^6X_2^8-X_1^2X_2^{24}$ which contains no $2\epsilon$-monomials.

This answer replacees my earlier, incorrect one. The answer is still "no", even if $x$ does not involve $\alpha$ and $y$ does not involve $\beta$. Example: take $n=2$, $p=3$, $\alpha=\beta=X_1^2X_2^8$, $\epsilon=1$, $x=X_1^4$, $y=-X_2^{16}$. We have $(\alpha+x)(\beta+y)=X_1^6X_2^8-X_1^2X_2^{16}$ which contains no $2\epsilon$-monomials.

This answer replacees my earlier, incorrect one. The answer is still "no", even if $x$ does not involve $\alpha$ and $y$ does not involve $\beta$. Example: take $n=2$, $p=3$, $\alpha=\beta=X_1^2X_2^8$, $\epsilon=1$, $x=X_1^4$, $y=-X_2^{16}$. We have $(\alpha+x)(\beta+y)=X_1^6X_2^8-X_1^2X_2^{24}$ which contains no $2\epsilon$-monomials.

I corrected a mathematical error. The true answer is "no" instead of "yes".
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Yes, Rinmyaku modified the question afterThis answer replacees my counterexampleearlier, incorrect one. IfThe answer is still "no", even if $\alpha$$x$ does not appear ininvolve $x$ AND$\alpha$ and $\beta$$y$ does not appear ininvolve $y$ then$\beta$. Example: take $(\alpha+x)(\beta+y)$ does contain a$n=2$, $2\epsilon$-monomial$p=3$, namely$\alpha=\beta=X_1^2X_2^8$, $\alpha\beta$$\epsilon=1$, $x=X_1^4$, $y=-X_2^{16}$. We have $(\alpha+x)(\beta+y)=X_1^6X_2^8-X_1^2X_2^{16}$ which contains no $2\epsilon$-monomials.

Yes, Rinmyaku modified the question after my counterexample. If $\alpha$ does not appear in $x$ AND $\beta$ does not appear in $y$ then $(\alpha+x)(\beta+y)$ does contain a $2\epsilon$-monomial, namely, $\alpha\beta$.

This answer replacees my earlier, incorrect one. The answer is still "no", even if $x$ does not involve $\alpha$ and $y$ does not involve $\beta$. Example: take $n=2$, $p=3$, $\alpha=\beta=X_1^2X_2^8$, $\epsilon=1$, $x=X_1^4$, $y=-X_2^{16}$. We have $(\alpha+x)(\beta+y)=X_1^6X_2^8-X_1^2X_2^{16}$ which contains no $2\epsilon$-monomials.

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Yes, Rinmyaku modified the question after my counterexample. If $\alpha$ does not appear in $x$ AND $\beta$ does not appear in $y$ then $(\alpha+x)(\beta+y)$ does contain a $2\epsilon$-monomial, namely, $\alpha\beta$.