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extraterrestrial

[ek-struh-tuh-res-tree-uhl] / ˌɛk strə təˈrɛs tri əl /


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One exploding rocket won’t put an end to extraterrestrial ambitions.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

The Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs have produced four games of astonishing runs, scintillating comebacks, and extraterrestrial alley-oops.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

His latest brings extraterrestrial life into the realm of ’70s conspiracy thrillers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

The researchers caution that no single technique will be enough to prove the existence of extraterrestrial life.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

The assumption was that any extraterrestrial intelligence capable of receiving the message would recognize the maths and the science and quickly make sense of the Earth-specific information.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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