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
“An alien mind,” to borrow Mr. Pachocki’s phrase, is capable of decision-making a lot less haphazard, inhibited and contradictory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 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
They were being quieter—and geekier—than Neil’s group while discussing that new alien movie, which goes without saying.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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
Second, though “virtually all scientists” reject the idea that aliens have visited Earth, researchers are “increasingly confident that humanity will discover extraterrestrial life.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
"We encourage all illegal aliens to take control of their departure with the CBP Home App."
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 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
“Do you think aliens are a lot more advanced than humans, or do you think they’d look at us and think we were the Japan of the universe?”
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
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