literally
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Unlike other countries, we were literally not “a people” until we became a nation.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
"And I'm literally at touching distance of one of the biggest moments of my life and I've had to battle through so much adversity to get there."
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
“We were literally broadcasting seed oysters over the side of our boats,” McKeen said, referring to the way they would distribute juvenile oysters across the river bottom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
“And now, there’s literally hundreds of people here since the bird was sighted.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
He found it maddeningly difficult to read people’s nonverbal signals; and their verbal signals he often took more literally than they meant them.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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