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instant gratification

NOUN
pleasure principle
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Antonyms
WEAK
reality principle


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For investors wanting instant gratification from AI stocks, frustration may lie ahead.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

The way we’ve chosen to attack entitlement or instant gratification is to practice gratitude and to serve selflessly.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

It’s remarkable how much future benefit people will forego for a little instant gratification.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Back in Texas, Buck tells me he and his fellow converts are turning their backs on instant gratification and American consumerism.

From BBC • May 24, 2025

There would be no instant gratification, no easy triumph.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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