alien
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The story follows a man and his aunt who must muddle through on the south-east English coast in the aftermath of an unexplained disaster and the arrival of mysterious alien beings.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
"It's a four-nation, 400-mile cycle challenge… all of those things are alien to me," said Evans, who didn't even own a bike before the current challenge.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
His books resist exoticizing the characters as alien specimens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Its 2024 debut report revealed hundreds of previously unknown UAP incidents, but found no evidence that the U.S. government had ever confirmed a sighting of alien technology.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
“Worm” was also used to denote an enemy or a coward or anything alien to the Sparra.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
"Partnerships with law enforcement are critical to having the resources we need to arrest criminal illegal aliens across the country," the spokesperson added.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
She lists bills that would penalize states that permit abuse of their welfare systems, of which Minnesota is hardly alone, and another that would require deportation of aliens convicted of fraud.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
It was going out to find aliens that thought different.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Instead, he thinks humanity can deliver its own salvation—albeit with a bit of inspiration from aliens.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
The aliens all have cool powers they use to make trouble for the mean teacher.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
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