mortal
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As I wrote in 2019, California’s policies, by contrast, reflect the scientific consensus that greenhouse gas emissions are a mortal threat to the environment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Starring Amelia Eve, Brandon Perea and Maisie Richardson-Sellers, it follows the story of a young woman who can bring spirits into the mortal world but is herself haunted.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
Monsters though Lestat and his makers and progeny may be, they were all mortal once, and that seed of humanity still exists inside of them or, in Claudia’s case, around them.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
Graham shuttles off this mortal coil with no such vindication.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
“I dim the eyes and addle the brain. Every mortal fears old age!”
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
“Someone’s really sold you a bill of goods. Plenty of mortals are better at plenty of stuff than the Folk. Why do you think we steal them away?”
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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