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mortal

[mawr-tl] / ˈmɔr tl /




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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

During his early days as an assistant at Barcelona, he took mortal offense to being known as “The Translator”—though one of his primary duties did involve repeating his English manager’s instructions in Spanish.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 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

When Lestat is made to reckon with what’s presented as “failures” in both his mortal and immortal lives, he can’t quite own up to being a true monster, because that’s not what he really is.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

“Adiah has dwelled in my realm for ninety-nine of your mortal years,” she said sharply.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Animation’s expressiveness can’t be captured by mortals, even one as formidable as Johnson, who so enjoys his trickster Maui that he’s played him three times in 10 years.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 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

The Windsors’ world is far from that of ordinary mortals, but no measure of diplomacy, alas, seems sufficient to repair such a tear in a family’s fabric.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 2, 2025

"Unlike you, I was not sustained by the love and worship of mortals," he growls.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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