alien
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Media coverage was extensive, with many reports framing the finding as an extraordinary advance in the search for alien life.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
Especially not a green, alien orb that levitates him.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
Yiannopoulos, "an illegal alien from the United Kingdom" had been sent "back to his home country", a DHS spokesperson said in a statement given to the BBC.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 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
Today, Chin and I race to climb this really big rock at one end of the park, because that’s the best place to play alien schoolchildren.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
“There are these movies where the aliens are coming, and you see unprecedented levels of cooperation between China and the U.S.,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Mr. Obama clarified that there is no evidence of aliens, “unless there’s this enormous conspiracy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
A Japanese journalist coined the term cosplay -- combining costume and play -- in 1984 after seeing people dressed as monsters and aliens at a sci-fi convention in Los Angeles.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Suggested causes include acoustic pollution from human activity, naturally occurring environmental sounds and conspiracy theories involving the CIA or even aliens.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
He was a senior when I was a freshman, and he considered telling everyone I’d been abducted by aliens and turning me into a social pariah his greatest achievement.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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