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alien

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




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As part of her role in the new Supergirl movie, her original song What Are We needed to be translated into an alien language.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

In theory, that means changing an alien world's atmosphere, climate, and surface to more closely resemble Earth's by adding oxygen, creating stable bodies of liquid water, and producing temperatures suitable for life.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

“If you’ve only fed them junk food and then you put some beautiful Michelin-star food in front of them, it’ll seem alien to them,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

On July 7, 2026, at approximately 6:50 AM CT, ICE law enforcement attempted to conduct a vehicle stop as part of a targeted enforcement operation to arrest an illegal alien.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

"They looked so alone, so alien in the strange land, that I choked up."

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

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

Spielberg has played a pivotal role in fueling a cultural fascination with aliens, thanks to his decades of films about them, including “Close Encounters” and “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

But moviegoers won’t soon forget her impressive turn, communicating the stakes of a massive cover-up that sought to prevent the knowledge of aliens walking among humanity for decades.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

The secretary, however, convinced that both requests were violations of the nation’s Bill of Rights, to whose protection even aliens were entitled, refused to grant Palmer’s requests.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler




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