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“In the years since it passed, it has been working and has really helped in the post-pandemic recovery in our neighborhood commercial corridors. It’s been a rare instant success story.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Secondary investments also provide StepStone and its fund managers with instant profits on paper, through an accounting treatment that has become increasingly debated External link in private market circles.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Financial products have been increasingly adding gamelike features that create competition or instant gratification to keep users hooked — and the latest example is a prepaid debit card with a “buy-now-pay-maybe” feature.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
A few minutes later, the dust settled on a 122-115 victory for the Spurs that immediately went down as an instant classic.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Both Mater and Pater Lumley seemed to have slipped completely out of the picture the instant they dropped off little Penny at school.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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