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mortal

[mawr-tl] / ˈmɔr tl /




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Firefighters climbed stairs and ran toward mortal danger, while a cascade of people tried as hard as they could to get down.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

Coupled with his brother’s recordings, it taught him that art could outlast mortal limitations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

Life is measured in mileposts, a steady progression through the rites of passage that delineate the mortal journey.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

Starring Amelia Eve, Brandon Perea and Maisie Richardson-Sellers, it follows the story of a young woman who can bring spirits into the mortal world but is herself haunted.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

Heck, just being in the mortal world felt good, breathing un-poisonous air, enjoying actual sunshine on his back.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

And unlike us mere mortals, they aren’t afflicted by pesky qualms about their reputation or career, or that queasy feeling in the gut produced by years of social conditioning against lying or ripping people off.

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026

Can anything we mortals create stand the test of time?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

However, Huppert emphasised the social symbolism of a vampire aristocracy that draws its power by feeding on ordinary mortals.

From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026

AI creators are trying to generate not only thinking, productive entities but ones that blaze past mortals in every respect.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026

He knew that he had served Zeus well and that he had done right to pity mortals in their helplessness.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton


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