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alien

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




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Media coverage was extensive, with many reports framing the finding as an extraordinary advance in the search for alien life.

From Science Daily Sep. 9, 2026

Especially not a green, alien orb that levitates him.

From Salon Aug. 31, 2026

Yiannopoulos, "an illegal alien from the United Kingdom" had been sent "back to his home country", a DHS spokesperson said in a statement given to the BBC.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

In “We Want to Believe,” Adam Kirsch says “there is no convincing reason to think that Earth has ever been visited by alien spaceships.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

As inventor of more than one thousand radio effects, Nichols had created space-travel and alien sounds for the Buck Rogers radio show.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

“There are these movies where the aliens are coming, and you see unprecedented levels of cooperation between China and the U.S.,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

“Some people speculate that it involves aliens, but I view it as a civilization in its own right, although we do not yet fully understand the nature of that civilization.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 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 day Dad told me he wanted to apply for a job as a theme park manager in Arizona, I thought it was quite possible aliens had taken over his brain—either aliens or the government.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling




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