extraterrestrial
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I corresponded with con artists and attended a strange “medical” appointment that promised me invisible surgery and extraterrestrial matchmaking.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
They didn’t indicate she was extraterrestrial in anyway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
For K2-18b, only 6.6% of surveyed astrobiologists agreed that scientists had probably found extraterrestrial life.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
Popular belief in extraterrestrial life and alien encounters was one of the first markers of post-World War II psychology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Then she snapped her fingers and we were standing on Europa, discussing the possibility of extraterrestrial life beneath the moon’s icy crust.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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“Disclosure Day” is Spielberg’s latest alien-centric movie that charts a desperate race to show the world the truth about extraterrestrials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
In the movie, Blunt plays Margaret Fairchild, a TV meteorologist chosen by extraterrestrials as the human through whom they communicate—“the last person on earth that you’d imagine would be destined for this task,” Blunt says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
You can bet on Nepal’s elections, which actor will next play James Bond, the next cabinet member to exit the Trump administration, and even whether the U.S. will confirm before 2027 that extraterrestrials exist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
In a follow-up post on Instagram, Obama, who served as US president between 2009-17, clarified: "I saw no evidence during my presidency that extraterrestrials have made contact with us. Really!"
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
Readick played and replayed the recording until he was able to imitate the same reaction when his character sees the extraterrestrials emerge from their spaceship.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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Elements of the Universe: Terr, Terra ("Earth")
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