There are many different ways to look at art, both literally and figuratively speaking.

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That seemed unlikely as a matter of legal title but, figuratively speaking, probably true.

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But could little Cyprus , figuratively speaking, be the thin sheen of water that flipped my Corvair from a fun buggy into a death trap?

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Figuratively speaking, Pitino's racing associates want to make sure that happens.

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Figuratively speaking, investors should think twice before selling themselves short.

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Figuratively speaking, they're three-star accommodations with five-star views.

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The hostess tries to patch things up by suggesting that Chua is speaking figuratively.

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When I tell my trainees this, they think that I am speaking figuratively.

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Nos. 3, 7 and 8 are defensible, though he's using "literal" to say he's not exaggerating rather than that he's not speaking figuratively.

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