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immediacy

[ih-mee-dee-uh-see] / ɪˈmi di ə si /




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In the immediacy of Disney, it sunk in as wondrous reflection on Donne’s line: “Though I speed not, I cannot miss.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Bell’s device was the first to successfully convert the human voice into an undulating electrical current—introducing intimacy, emotion and increased immediacy into long-distance communications.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

A 300-page argument cannot compete, in speed or emotional immediacy, with a viral clip or a daily podcast.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

That may have been a result of the weather, but it also gave the concert an immediacy that more painstakingly scripted shows lack.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

It had a noisy, gritty immediacy that I never felt at Sidley.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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