mortal
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Immediately after sitting down, my seatmate informed me that we were rooting for green and blue, and the other team was our mortal enemies.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
That would be considered a mortal sin by the vast majority of football fandom.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
You have to strain to see him, way up there, high above this mortal coil.
From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026
Like Donne, we can mine wisdom from the frailty of our mortal bodies—but be grateful that when the bell tolls for thee, plague, smallpox and typhus won’t be to blame.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
Look down on a poor soul in worse than mortal peril; and in mercy pity those to whom she is dear!”
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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