mortal
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Firefighters climbed stairs and ran toward mortal danger, while a cascade of people tried as hard as they could to get down.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Life is measured in mileposts, a steady progression through the rites of passage that delineate the mortal journey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
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
The capacity to feel deeply, especially in the realm of love, is one of the most transcendently human experiences that mortal beings can have.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
I stared at her wide, blinking eyes; the girl was in mortal fear of something or someone.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
“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
Hedge was wearing pants and specially fitted shoes over his hooves, like satyrs usually did to blend in with mortals.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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