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After the broadcast of Orson Welles’ alien invasion docu-drama The War of the Worlds on October 30, 1938, the FCC was flooded with letters from traumatized earthlings.
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Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
So the earthlings now have to try and ignite Jupiter’s atmosphere to launch Earth back into space.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
The show, created by Bonnie and Terry Turner, followed a group of aliens who attempt to live life as a human family, the Solomons, to observe the behavior of earthlings.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
As most know, the moon landing was filmed in my basement and earthlings have never set foot on the moon.
—Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
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Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
So the earthlings now have to try and ignite Jupiter’s atmosphere to launch Earth back into space.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
The show, created by Bonnie and Terry Turner, followed a group of aliens who attempt to live life as a human family, the Solomons, to observe the behavior of earthlings.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
As most know, the moon landing was filmed in my basement and earthlings have never set foot on the moon.
—Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
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“Earthling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earthling. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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earthling
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earth·ling
ˈərth-liŋ 
: one who lives on the planet earth
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