literal
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To that demographic, self-identifying as a reader is about more than “the literal act of reading a book,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Meanwhile, in Germany, Martin Luther had questioned the Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation, the literal transformation of bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
The only way to make things right is to return to the literal scene of the crime, where Kenna hopes to confront the ghosts of her past to build a future alongside her daughter.
From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026
There will also be a rather literal interpretation of comedy series Amandaland that enlists a string of famous Amandas, and a performance from singer-songwriter Calum Scott.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
Those two tattered rags were literal pieces of her mother, the only things she had left now.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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