alien
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Especially not a green, alien orb that levitates him.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
The rediscovery of Homer, alien obsessions, a novel of the Roman Republic’s fall and more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
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
Unlike the wealthy playboy Iron Man, the alien Superman, or the Amazon princess Wonder Woman, Spider-Man was created in 1962 to be relatable for comic book readers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Who is this alien, and what has it done with my grandmother?
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
Second, though “virtually all scientists” reject the idea that aliens have visited Earth, researchers are “increasingly confident that humanity will discover extraterrestrial life.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 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
"This flight safely reached Venezuela and all illegal aliens on board were returned home," a DHS spokesperson told BBC on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
It was as if the aliens had come down to Earth at last but what they wanted was not our genetic code, or our fresh water, or our electric guitars.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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