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alien

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




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Some scenes for the Rocky Horror Picture Show were recorded at the studios in 1974 and Ridley Scott built and shot the miniatures for his Academy Award winning sci-fi thriller Alien there in 1978.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

John Adams pushed Congress in 1798 to pass the Alien and Sedition Acts, measures that allowed the government to deport and otherwise persecute critics of the administration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The source of the bad data was a Department of Homeland Security tool called the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or SAVE.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2026

If this preliminary investigation suggests that status, the person ends up in the Criminal Alien Program office for processing—which is where I would come in.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026

“Our people are in danger. Alien spirits invade. They come, hiding their true nature, but their purpose is to eat us.”

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer




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