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alien

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




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"I wanted to go somewhere that wasn't very alien for my daughter," said Jodie, now 42.

From BBC Aug. 8, 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

My forehead had become host to an alien parasite: the biggest pimple I’d ever had in my entire life.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

"We encourage all illegal aliens to take control of their departure with the CBP Home App."

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Most every character, whichever side they’re on — and it’s not always easy to tell, given that the aliens look exactly like the humans — comes with layers.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 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

The threatened prosecution of aliens also backfired on the Federalists, when Irish immigrants in New York and Germans in Pennsylvania, formerly staunch supporters of the Adams administration, went over to the Republicans in droves.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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