mortal
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These are things that are beyond our mortal comprehension, but that are maybe coming in the near-future.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
That would be considered a mortal sin by the vast majority of football fandom.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
Holding most ships back is a sense of mortal danger.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
You have to strain to see him, way up there, high above this mortal coil.
From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026
‘Why do you choose death, Lord Gwydion?’ she cried, ‘when I can offer you eternal life and power beyond the grasp of mortal minds?’
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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