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mortality

[mawr-tal-i-tee] / mɔrˈtæl ɪ ti /




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Lee, then, is left wondering if this is the true nature of mortality: a long pattern of disappointments, up to and including the moment you gasp your final breath.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Multiple cohort studies also show that regular tea consumption can lower the risk of all-cause mortality, CVDs, and certain cancers.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

However, because mortality risk increases with age, post-term coverage is typically priced aggressively.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Yet age-indexed mortality rates are used to estimate length of life in general, which affects everything from pension and social-security payments to population predictions and insurance rates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

But on that onerous day, oppressed beyond relief, my own mortality was borne in upon me on sluggish tides of doom.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou




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