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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

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

She’s a centenarian trapped in a 29-year-old’s body, and not figuratively speaking.

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2015

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

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley