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alien

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




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The first song they made was “Tonka 2,” which sounds like a flying saucer beaming up an alien in sonic form.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

The object, known as 3I/ATLAS, is only the third confirmed interstellar visitor ever detected, and scientists are now uncovering clues about the alien environment where it formed.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

And Moss-Bachrach brings a menacing edge of dissociated weirdness to Sal, the character John Cazale played as a neighborhood space alien.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

But that happiness has been accompanied by hard moments and difficulties to adapt to a new life in a country that, at times, feels alien to him.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

She believed mysterious people were trying to kill her with alien sound wave machines, so she would sleep in a tool shed to hide herself.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri




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