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
Part of the problem is that because we have all these instantaneous connections, people feel like they can make more last-minute changes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026
The die-off happened amazingly fast—the statistics, according to the study, suggest that it was instantaneous.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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