instant
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In an instant, Urbina’s fears had been assuaged.
From Salon • May 2, 2026
Still, the instant discount is something of a black eye, since it means investors who lined up to buy the fund at launch are already underwater.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
Those chips help OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini produce the instant, humanlike responses that have made them so popular.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
He was an instant sensation after making his New York debut at the Lincoln Center, filling in for conductor William Steinberg who fell ill midway through the concert.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
The instant of dismissal we would mob the door of Barracks 8, stepping on each others’ heels in our eagerness to get inside, to shrink the world back to understandable proportions.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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