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immediacy

[ih-mee-dee-uh-see] / ɪˈmi di ə si /




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Photographers and editors have often described Rai's work as bridging reportage and art, combining immediacy with composition.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Bell’s device was the first to successfully convert the human voice into an undulating electrical current—introducing intimacy, emotion and increased immediacy into long-distance communications.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

A 300-page argument cannot compete, in speed or emotional immediacy, with a viral clip or a daily podcast.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

“They are accustomed to flexibility, immediacy, and platform ubiquity. By those standards, the Masters has often appeared restrained, even stubbornly so.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

It does not have the immediacy that it did in the tunnel.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti




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