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The 2008 reimagining of The Day the Earth Stood Still has Klaatu warning earthlings about ecocide rather than an atomic menace.
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Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
Using our voices for change is important — not just for ourselves, but for our fellow earthlings.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 18 June 2025
In return, the boy wants little to do with her or any other earthling.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
So the earthlings now have to try and ignite Jupiter’s atmosphere to launch Earth back into space.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 July 2024
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Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
Using our voices for change is important — not just for ourselves, but for our fellow earthlings.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 18 June 2025
In return, the boy wants little to do with her or any other earthling.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
So the earthlings now have to try and ignite Jupiter’s atmosphere to launch Earth back into space.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 July 2024
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“Earthling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earthling. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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earthling
noun
earth·ling
ˈərth-liŋ 
: one who lives on the planet earth
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