literally
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“It’s literally a bureaucratic, Kafkaesque nightmare,” Lawson said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
It sounds so silly because it’s foosball, but it’s literally the reason I exist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Meanwhile, theorists such as Russian cosmologist Alexander Friedmann took Einstein's equations more literally and developed the theoretical foundation that would help support the Big Bang theory.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
"It's quite literally impossible to traverse, whether on foot or in a vehicle, from the other side into this area. Furthermore, this is not the will of the people of this region."
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Putting together the puzzle is literally the point of puzzles.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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