literal
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In her vision, Warhol’s Factory is a literal assembly line, where actors and artists come to be molded and assembled into products, only to be cast out when they’re deemed defective.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026
The process took over 45 minutes, said the unnamed eyewitness, who told NT News that there were "literal nappies", excrement and urine in the hole.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
“A literal sacrifice. I knew that the song had something, but I didn’t know what until later.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
“AI has been helpful in creating thematically surreal images that occupy a dream space rather than a literal space,” Soderbergh said.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
A boy with one eye sees the world differently than everyone else, but it didn’t take long for Mike Burry to see his literal distinction in more figurative terms.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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