alien
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"It's a four-nation, 400-mile cycle challenge… all of those things are alien to me," said Evans, who didn't even own a bike before the current challenge.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Even at “wild” parties, the behavior described in this and other horror stories was a completely alien concept.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
By revealing how complex alien atmospheres can be understood from faint changes in light, this new approach could help scientists take another step toward answering that question.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
She seems less like a criminal than an alien.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
They seem to be a matter of perspective: the more remote or alien the period, the more clear-cut the period style—and the more limited our knowledge and understanding.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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With stories of monsters, aliens and time travel, “The Twilight Zone” could look like escapist entertainment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
One thing my dad understood that I think gets overlooked: “Star Trek” wasn’t going out into the galaxy to find aliens that looked different.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Instead, he thinks humanity can deliver its own salvation—albeit with a bit of inspiration from aliens.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Phil Tippett, the visual effects artist who crafted aliens in “Star Wars” and dinosaurs in “Jurassic Park,” is shutting down his Berkeley-based studios after more than 40 years of business.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
“Can we make them aliens instead of zombies? Zombies are so overdone.”
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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