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The phrase "are not alien" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing something that is familiar or not foreign in a particular context.
Example: "The concepts we are discussing are not alien to those who have studied this subject before."
Alternatives: "are not foreign" or "are not strange".
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The startling and grotesque are not alien to him.
Art galleries are not alien territory for me.
To me, what this says is that psychopaths are not alien, they're not unknowable.
What is more, Turkish and Greek Cypriots are not alien to each other's cafes.
The trees themselves are not alien to the original form of Angkor.
And though they are different, they are not "alien" to one another, or contradictory.
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Muslim women who wear the veil are not aliens.
"Look," he said, "we Southerners are not aliens from another planet.
We are not aliens.
"We are not aliens or monsters".
We are not aliens, we are normal women and we work like everyone else.
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CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com