literally
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Iñárritu spends the film’s first quarter setting the scene and characters — strangely quite literally, raising what looks like a stage curtain but is revealed to be a window shade.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
By not investing, you are literally leaving free money on the table.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
“I would be like, No, because I’ve done the work, there’s literally no way, that’s not a possibility. I’ve put in the work.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
“We took Labor Day literally this year,” Palvin wrote in the caption accompanying a photo of she and Sprouse holding their baby girl between them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Fly any faster, and the flimsy craft would literally break apart under the strain.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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