immediate
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In the immediate aftermath of the brutal 1989 crackdown on students who had protested in Tiananmen Square, dissident astrophysicist Fang Lizhi sought refuge in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
When gas prices spike, the impact is immediate for consumers, who see that price rise when they fuel up on the way to work, he said.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
“Whatever the legal calculations behind that decision, its effect was immediate and unmistakable,” Gomez wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
Despite the scale of the electoral mauling no immediate move was made to challenge his leadership and cabinet colleagues appeared to publicly rally round.
From Barron's • May 9, 2026
I’d never made anyone something after only just meeting them, but Holly and Rayburn seemed in desperate and immediate need of some subtle glamorganizing.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
Vocabulary lists containing immediate
"The Tragedy of Hamlet," Vocabulary from Act 1
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Unit 1: Ecological Systems
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 18
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