immediacy

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“Pressure” is skillfully directed, sweeping us into this world with a kind of addictive immediacy, and is also beautifully lensed by cinematographer Jamie Ramsay.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 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

But in the immediacy it's a question of electoral tactics.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Two Theoretical Results A large part of the attraction of probability theory is the immediacy and intuitive appeal of its practical problems and of the simple principles which enable us to solve many of them.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos