not immediately
Example Sentences
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Streeting quit the government Thursday with a withering assessment of Starmer's leadership, but no other senior minister followed suit and the 43-year-old MP did not immediately trigger a leadership contest.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
Authorities were not immediately able to confirm it was the same whale.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
An attorney for Leiva could not immediately be reached for comment.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
A spokesman for Alberta Premier Danielle Smith did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Lost in thought, he did not immediately register the unnatural chill that was creeping over him, as if he were descending into fog.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
