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extraterrestrial

[ek-struh-tuh-res-tree-uhl] / ˌɛk strə təˈrɛs tri əl /


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That kind of global spending sounds good but what about extraterrestrial spending?

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

“We’re gonna have superstars, superheroes, and there is also going to be an extraterrestrial on the stage, so you can figure that one out,” Mullan said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

“We do have some very anomalous objects,” he said, adding that the office, the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, hasn’t yet discovered verifiable evidence of extraterrestrial beings, activity or technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

This shift in thinking could expand how scientists search for extraterrestrial life.

From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026

From an extraterrestrial perspective, our global civilization is clearly on the edge of failure in the most important task it faces: to preserve the lives and well-being of the citizens of the planet.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan