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Asked to go though that final sequence, Davis demurred, saying simply, “Jamal Murray made a shot,” then standing up, dropping the mic — and not figuratively — and walking off from the postgame podium.

From Seattle Times Apr. 22, 2024

“It is literally — not figuratively — a clear and present danger. The health of our citizens and our communities are literally at stake.”

From Washington Times Jul. 20, 2022

“It is literally, not figuratively, a clear and present danger,” Biden said Wednesday of the climate crisis.

From Washington Post Jul. 20, 2022

This year, it was left to Higher Power, literally not figuratively, to win in only his fourth race in the Sadler barn.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2019

May said, not exactly on the same page as he was, at least not figuratively.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley




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