mortal
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The movie, starring Amelia Eve, Brandon Perea and Maisie Richardson-Sellers, follows the story of a young woman who can bring spirits into the mortal world but is herself haunted.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
Still, it’s a banquet for older actresses, who get to prove that, while minds and bodies are mortal, artistry doesn’t have an expiration date.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Lionel Messi had spent the night looking decidedly mortal, unable to find the goal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
But lest anyone confuse him with a mortal, he followed up with a pair of goals to become the tournament’s all-time leading scorer.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2026
“Well! I’ll see you in the mortal world!”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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“Orville and I concluded that mortals should not own land like this,” Niman said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Then he wrote a bestseller, “The Little Book That Beats the Market,” telling mere mortals a simple way to mimic his performance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 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
There’s a wicked irony in micromanaging your entire life on Earth only to croak and have your soul potentially jettisoned to some formless state of being, entirely unknown to mere mortals.
From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2025
I do believe mortals strived more heartily toward their goals, because they knew that time was of the essence.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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