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alien

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




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The Reapers look awesome through cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt’s night-vision binoculars that make their skin glow an alien shade of green.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

That May the French government interned her at Gurs as an enemy alien; amid the mass releases that followed France’s defeat, she left the camp and rejoined Blücher.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

McFadden directly sampled the “Megamix” electro beat on “Storm,” from “The Audience’s Listening,” prefacing the drop with alien sonics before Edan and Mr. Lif deliver their rap verses.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Resident safety practices are not alien to constitutional history.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

They’re not eating up stars or alien ships any more than the Earth is eating up our space junk that falls from the sky.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

In the 1950s, Miller began making figurines — often of dinosaurs and space aliens — using plastic injection molding.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

A Japanese journalist coined the term cosplay -- combining costume and play -- in 1984 after seeing people dressed as monsters and aliens at a sci-fi convention in Los Angeles.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

Suggested causes include acoustic pollution from human activity, naturally occurring environmental sounds and conspiracy theories involving the CIA or even aliens.

From Science Daily Jul. 19, 2026

"It was unseasonably dry, so I can only assume we have the aliens and their advanced weather-control technology to thank for that."

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Instead of destroying London and its suburbs, as the Martians did in the novel, Koch’s aliens would create mayhem in the New York City area.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow




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