mortal
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“Valkyrie” explores as well how all these mortal lives ran in parallel to those of supernatural women—figures that included goddesses, the mysterious Norns and the mythic warriors of the book’s title.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
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
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
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
Heck, just being in the mortal world felt good, breathing un-poisonous air, enjoying actual sunshine on his back.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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
AI creators are trying to generate not only thinking, productive entities but ones that blaze past mortals in every respect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 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
A crowd of mortals had gathered, probably wondering about the strange lights and sounds that had come from the ruins.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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