instantaneous
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Telegraphy was nearly instantaneous, but it required skilled operators at each end of the line to encode and decode the message, effectively slowing transmission.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
This marks the first time scientists have directly measured the instantaneous energy of black hole jets rather than relying on long-term averages.
From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026
“Access to the classical studies is now instantaneous: literature, science, art, philosophy, mathematics and history.”
From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026
Despite instantaneous, zero-fee transactions, the explosion of exchange-traded funds, and algorithmic trading, the economic role of the U.S. public markets has been in quiet retreat.
From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026
He was brutally tough and on edge, with instantaneous reactions.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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