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alien

[eyl-yuhn, ey-lee-uhn] / ˈeɪl yən, ˈeɪ li ən /




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Created by the L.A.-based multimedia collective Everything Is Terrible, WoWoW is alternately described as a “cosmic entity” and a “cartoony, root vegetable floating alien god.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 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

“Open-ended and non-specific requests for alien engagement in detention facilities effectively shift to ICE the responsibility of supporting congressional members in performing their legislative duties,” Lyons wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 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

The two of them sat down on the couch while I took the La-Z-Boy, wondering to myself whether Cletus wasn’t just some alien pretending to be a human life.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant




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