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instant

[in-stuhnt] / ˈɪn stənt /




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Regardless, California’s latest push toward getting more EVs on the road is the MyFirstEV instant rebate program, which will knock $3,500 off the purchase price of a new EV and $1,750 off a used model.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

An established executive brings instant credibility and experience to a role, governance specialists say, even if research suggests the performance of second-act CEOs tends to be mixed.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso says he has a "plan" to play club record £117m signing Morgan Rogers alongside Cole Palmer - and believes the England international will make an "instant impact".

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

I hoped my cat lady image, normally an instant man repellent, would make the man go away.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

For that brief instant, Jonathan felt secure and comforted.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

When analyzing spacetime, do events, instants, worldlines or even spacetime as a whole exist in the same sense as places and people?

From Science Daily Nov. 2, 2025

In ECSE, scientists will take x-ray pictures of scale-model pits as they collapse and investigate how neutrons behave during those crucial instants before the nuclear detonation.

From Science Magazine Apr. 20, 2023

There’s just no comparison, and in a way it isn’t fair to test the flavor of Cometeer against powdered instants — but we did because when it comes to add-water-and-stir coffee, it’s an option.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 23, 2023

In effect, as the researchers recorded the state of the system at different instants, they were accumulating high-dimensional data points.

From Scientific American Sep. 26, 2022

Only a few instants passed before Robar Royce and Emmon Cuy came bursting in, though it felt like half the night.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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