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alien

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




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Resident safety practices are not alien to constitutional history.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

She was cast to play a singing alien in the new Supergirl film, which was released last month.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

In theory, that means changing an alien world's atmosphere, climate, and surface to more closely resemble Earth's by adding oxygen, creating stable bodies of liquid water, and producing temperatures suitable for life.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

“If you’ve only fed them junk food and then you put some beautiful Michelin-star food in front of them, it’ll seem alien to them,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Tūtū stares down at her phone as if it’s an alien speaking in gibberish.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

Suggested causes include acoustic pollution from human activity, naturally occurring environmental sounds and conspiracy theories involving the CIA or even aliens.

From Science Daily Jul. 19, 2026

Bugs Bunny and assorted Looney Tunes characters enlist superstar Michael Jordan’s help to defeat space aliens in a winner-take-all basketball game.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

"This flight safely reached Venezuela and all illegal aliens on board were returned home," a DHS spokesperson told BBC on Tuesday.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

“Unnecessary delay hurts both aliens with meritorious claims and the American public who wish to see aliens with non-meritorious claims removed as quickly as possible,” the spokesperson said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

The aliens must have replaced him with a robot.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson




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