literal
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Specifically, he posted an A.I.-generated video of a fighter jet, piloted by himself in a literal crown, dropping human excrement onto the crowds.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
If so, then we’re layering another dimension of time onto something that was supposed to be timeless in the literal sense.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
It was, in the most literal sense, an editorial board convened to decide what deserved to be believed.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Friday’s broadcast ended with a literal bang, with Colbert, Daniels and White taking hammers to the talk show set and setting it ablaze.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 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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