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“Mosquitoes and ticks can be a literal pain in the butt. But don’t stay inside because of them. Just wear appropriate repellents or clothing. And enjoy being outdoors with friends and family.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

So it was a relief to be put out of our misery as last Friday's literal yawn-fest came to its slow-burning conclusion; the traitorous trio eventually succeeding in their mission to kill in plain sight.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

For literal dollars, I could put a couple of enormous pots on the stove, buy some good bread and oyster crackers, and feed a roomful of people until they were comfortably full.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

My aunt says I’m being too literal and that family isn’t supposed to keep score.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

Mr. Reed tells students they have to interview someone—a mother or father or grandparent—about their own portages, the moments in their lives when they’ve had to take a journey, literal or metaphorical.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

But maybe not in the literals sense, but it’s about the price that you pay for things, that it’s a cost.

From Salon ● Nov. 18, 2015

Instead, Apple patched up Objective-C and XCode over the years, introducing incremental features like Grand Central Dispatch, collection literals, and blocks, making the whole edifice increasingly labyrinthine and ad hoc.

From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2014

Mike read, following the lines with his pen, correcting the literals, and he cursed when the "devil" told him that ten more lines of copy were wanting to complete page nine.

From Mike Fletcher A Novel by George (George Augustus) Moore

“Those fellows of yours make more literals every day.”

From The Story of Antony Grace by George Manville Fenn