mortal
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That would be considered a mortal sin by the vast majority of football fandom.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
Al Qaeda and Islamic State generally view Shiites as infidels and consider Iran a mortal enemy.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026
You have to strain to see him, way up there, high above this mortal coil.
From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026
Then on Saturday night, in his first time skating over the Olympic rings, the 21-year-old Malinin had proven to be mortal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
This one sounded much younger and much more human, like a teenaged mortal girl getting exasperated with her friends at the mall.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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