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literally

[lit-er-uh-lee] / ˈlɪt ər ə li /


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Then I’ll come out my room, which is a freezer — it’s literally 59 degrees because I gotta sleep in the cold — to warm up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

“I was literally thinking about nothing at all.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

A Harry Potter And The Cursed Child producer has said the rising cost of living made it "literally impossible" to retain the play's original format in two parts.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

“That is why I literally had to fly to D.C. almost every week,” Kao later told the FBI.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Putting together the puzzle is literally the point of puzzles.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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