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Many in Lebanon see the group as having suffered a mortal blow, but its leaders insist the very fact of its survival proves otherwise.

Sometimes, when it comes to Gitmo, it almost seems as if forces beyond the capacity of mere mortals are at play.

His confused and at times incomprehensible performance dealt his campaign a mortal blow that seemingly confirmed Republican attacks – and Democratic fears – about his advancing age.

Pundits were saying that democracy itself was in mortal peril.

“Mike Rinder sent us an email today, to let us know that he had shuffled off this mortal coil,” Ortega tweeted Sunday.