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"Our results show that Sumer was literally and culturally built on the rhythms of water," said Giosan.

Such language isn’t metaphorical for Gaines or her audience; she means it quite literally.

He literally towered over everyone else at the ceremony in Kuala Lumpur where Cambodia and Thailand signed their agreement.

It has also, quite literally, undermined the city’s foundation, prompting an unprecedented urban relocation project.

"It shows how collaboration across the world, and across disciplines, can literally change the way we see the cosmos."