literal
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The process took over 45 minutes, said the unnamed eyewitness, who told NT News that there were "literal nappies", excrement and urine in the hole.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
“A literal sacrifice. I knew that the song had something, but I didn’t know what until later.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
Tech CEOs used to be literal nerds, owning if not embracing their unstylishness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
“AI has been helpful in creating thematically surreal images that occupy a dream space rather than a literal space,” Soderbergh said.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
You’d make it perfectly literal, without any wordplay or comedy that would confuse preschoolers.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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