extraterrestrial
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But its discovery in July led to wild speculation that the object was a piece of extraterrestrial technology — maybe even an alien spacecraft.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
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
The team then applied the same statistical logic to chemistry associated with possible extraterrestrial life.
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
I cannot tell you what an extraterrestrial being would look like.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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Vocabulary lists containing extraterrestrial
Elements of the Universe: Terr, Terra ("Earth")
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Earth and the Solar System - Middle School
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July Words
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