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alien

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




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The object, known as 3I/ATLAS, is only the third confirmed interstellar visitor ever detected, and scientists are now uncovering clues about the alien environment where it formed.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

They did not hold any serious bombshells - nor any confirmation of alien life - but it marked the latest clear acknowledgement by the US government that it has investigated sightings of unidentified objects.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Ruskin’s ill-tempered insistence that drawing is an exercise of virtue was alien to Church’s character, but the same conjunction of extreme naturalism and a sort of vague pantheism is always present.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

But that happiness has been accompanied by hard moments and difficulties to adapt to a new life in a country that, at times, feels alien to him.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Suddenly they heard someone yell, "I'm an alien from planet Pizza Pie!"

From "Sleepover Sleuths: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #1" by Carolyn Keene




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