instant
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It turned out that mass-producing instant coffee gave the company little insight into how to run an artisanal coffee shop.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
In contrast, imagine a purely three-dimensional elephant that flashes into the room for an instant: a cross-sectional moment in the life of an existing elephant, appearing and disappearing like a ghost.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
Due to the fact that they mostly run on crypto rails, a perpetual futures positions faces instant liquidation when margin requirements are violated.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
But as if rescued by a magic flute, an instant of fear turned to joy, glittery gold graffiti filling the Chandler and celebrating Conlon.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
In that instant, a hideous head struck out of the overhanging straw—those unblinking eyes, those fatal fangs.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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