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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.
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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
So three to four times a year the trickster planet slows down in speed, a time known as Mercury retrograde, often seen as having the potential to create havoc for us earthlings.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 17 July 2025
The 2008 reimagining of The Day the Earth Stood Still has Klaatu warning earthlings about ecocide rather than an atomic menace.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
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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
So three to four times a year the trickster planet slows down in speed, a time known as Mercury retrograde, often seen as having the potential to create havoc for us earthlings.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 17 July 2025
The 2008 reimagining of The Day the Earth Stood Still has Klaatu warning earthlings about ecocide rather than an atomic menace.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
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“Earthling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earthling. Accessed 21 Sep. 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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