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alien

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




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A June 24 memo, for instance, states that “field offices no longer have the option to discretionarily release aliens.”

From Los Angeles Times

But though England in the late 16th century is an utterly alien time and place, and it feels that way in some early scenes, Ms. Zhao grafts onto her setting an intrusive 21st-century sensibility.

From The Wall Street Journal

“If you are an alien who is currently a beneficiary of TPS for Haiti, you should prepare to depart if you have no other lawful basis for remaining in the United States,” the department said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Setting Gilligan’s apart from zombie or alien takeovers is that his hivemind is genuinely uninterested in harming those unaffected by the transformation.

From Salon

Participants studied several types of crystal-like aliens, each defined by six features that varied across categories.

From Science Daily