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alien

adjective as in foreign

noun as in (offensive) foreign person

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Meanwhile, Fox News was instrumental in pulling the news industry rightward, catering to alienated right-wing news consumers while insisting their competitors didn’t respect conservative principles and weren’t delivering the full truth.

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He described feeling "like an alien" in Ghana and being "abandoned" by his family.

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Clueless elites alienated Americans in pursuit of nonsensical utopian goals.

“Since he is a robot or an alien, one of the two, maybe he feels fine,” Dodgers pitcher Justin Wrobleski said.

If you’re up for it, offer your company on your best buddy’s next “Griffith Park alien abduction outing” — just return home afterward.

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