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immediate

[ih-mee-dee-it] / ɪˈmi di ɪt /




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Spiegel, who grew up in Pacific Palisades and lost his childhood home in the fires, donated $5 million in immediate aid with Snap and Murphy that month.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

In an address to the nation, she expressed her "immediate condolences" to those killed in the quakes, although she did not specify how many people had died.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

But the peculiarities of the 30-stock Dow are likely to limit any immediate effect.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

This concern doesn’t always resonate with voters who perceive an immediate benefit in a higher hourly rate for low-income workers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

Even Newton, though, relied on his immediate predecessors, in particular Galileo Galilei and René Descartes, and in that sense his contributions followed naturally from what went before.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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