mortals

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The truth is more mundane: Their makers figured out their creations can’t do it all alone, and require the knowledge and tools honed over millennia by us mere mortals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 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

It’s not just us mere mortals trying to wrap our brains around these mind-boggling numbers, as one of the world’s biggest hedge funds seems dumbfounded.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 22, 2025

That's a contrast to most stadium concerts, where the message is more like: "Look upon me, puny mortals, and be astonished by my divine talents and somewhat improbable physique."

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

Leucothea and her son Palaemon, once mortals, became divinities of the sea, as did also Glaucus, but all three were unimportant.

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