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alien

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




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Tom Cruise spends the movie running through New Jersey with two terrified kids while ash drifts through the streets and giant alien war machines scoop humans into dangling metal cages.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

To an alien visitor, it might not be immediately obvious what the annual parade has to do with America or its founding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The cast also features Colman Domingo as a whistleblower trying to blow the lid off an alien coverup.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

From the friendly alien at the heart of E.T. to the mysterious visitors in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, some of his most celebrated films have explored humanity's fascination with life beyond Earth.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Today, Chin and I race to climb this really big rock at one end of the park, because that’s the best place to play alien schoolchildren.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins




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