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
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
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
“Sacrifices to Hermes from the mortal world, I guess. They appeared in a cloud of smoke. We’ve got half a hot dog, some grapes, a plate of roast beef, and a package of peanut M&M’s.”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Can anything we mortals create stand the test of time?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 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
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
“It will make you powerful. But it will also make you weak. Your prowess in combat will be beyond any mortals, but your weaknesses, your failings will increase as well.”
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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