extraterrestrial
Example Sentences
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That kind of global spending sounds good but what about extraterrestrial spending?
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
US President Donald Trump says he will direct US agencies, including the defence department, to "begin the process of identifying and releasing" government files on aliens and extraterrestrial life.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
This shift in thinking could expand how scientists search for extraterrestrial life.
From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026
When this extraterrestrial jetsam occasionally plunges through the atmosphere, it poses a risk to life, infrastructure and the environment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
Thus Bruno imagined an infinite universe, with numberless stars and planets, all possibly inhabited by extraterrestrial life forms.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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