literal

"We found the literal opposite of what we expected if you treat the bats with a lethal dose of this chemical," he said.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

Unless this fish was topped with literal caviar, the meal you’re describing doesn’t sound like it would be near $500, especially if guests were also contributing sides and appetizers.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

The World Humanoid Robot Games was intended to showcase a field evolving in literal leaps, with robots high-jumping, boxing and cheerleading.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Not only in the sheer existence of the AI itself, which is comprised of literal stolen material, but in robbing creators of their process.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

In the most literal way I needed to find my feet again.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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