immediacy

Example Sentences

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Moreover, the central bank acknowledges, it would "conflict with the core design principle of immediacy of digital payments".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Closely cropped and dramatically lighted, the tight composition gives the familiar scene a new immediacy and intimacy, leavened by the playful interaction of the Christ child and St. John.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Which she does in a performance that has the tight focus of a good short story and the theatrical immediacy of what might be called a narrative cabaret.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

When I hear the word potluck, I am transported, with a kind of olfactory immediacy, to the basement of my grandmother’s church.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

In stark contrast to two nights ago, when I felt Peeta was a million miles away, I'm struck by his immediacy now.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins