alien
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She nailed the role of Carol, a curmudgeon who’s immune to an alien virus that’s made everyone else on Earth annoyingly happy.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Not too long ago in this very galaxy, audiences watched a helmeted bounty hunter meet a mysterious big-eyed alien toddler on their TVs, and “Star Wars” was changed forever.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
It was a talent of Sander’s to get people to reveal themselves, and it is why, although they are alien in so many ways, we recognize them.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
They did not hold any serious bombshells - nor any confirmation of alien life - but it marked the latest clear acknowledgement by the US government that it has investigated sightings of unidentified objects.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
"They looked so alone, so alien in the strange land, that I choked up."
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
Vocabulary lists containing alien
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