alien
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"So you can imagine the shock when something so alien as this happens in their very midst," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
On July 7, 2026, at approximately 6:50 AM CT, ICE law enforcement attempted to conduct a vehicle stop as part of a targeted enforcement operation to arrest an illegal alien.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
The Apple TV show is set in a post-apocalyptic world in which most of humanity has been infected with an alien virus creating a peaceful hive mind, with only 13 outliers immune.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
What if evidence of alien life exists, but we simply fail to recognize it?
From Science Daily ● Jun. 30, 2026
He looked too alien, too sterile, too humorless.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
"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
That means aggressively wacky aliens and self-mocking banter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
But moviegoers won’t soon forget her impressive turn, communicating the stakes of a massive cover-up that sought to prevent the knowledge of aliens walking among humanity for decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
Dana Stevens just wrote about Disclosure Day, the new Steven Spielberg movie about aliens coming to Earth.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026
The three aliens wrestled me to the floor.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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