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alien

[ayl-yuhn, ay-lee-uhn] / ˈeɪl jən, ˈeɪ li ən /




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On Sept. 10, federal authorities arrested Bhengura and charged him with voting as an alien in a federal election and making a false statement about being a U.S. citizen in order to register to vote.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

Dive into this short story about humans’ first contact with an alien who’s been corrupted by some very modern vices.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

An unexplained catastrophe, and the arrival of mysterious alien beings, have turned British society upside down - and a man and his elderly aunt muddle through on the Kent coast.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

I was playing a respondent to an ad for a meeting with an alien.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Four girls from the back table dashed to the front of the room and presented their app game about an alien landing on Earth.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

Instead, he thinks humanity can deliver its own salvation—albeit with a bit of inspiration from aliens.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

And I don’t think that was because of the ships, the gadgets or the aliens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Is it aliens we are seeking, “The Pineapple” begins to ask, or simply perhaps purpose?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

By examining the belief in aliens, he writes, we “can help clarify some of the primary social and spiritual quandaries of our time, even—or especially—if UFOs don’t actually exist.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

“Landed here to found New World about twenty years ago or so. But there were aliens here. The Spackle. And they...didn’t want us.”

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness




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