immediate
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I don’t view the threat to the employment side of the Fed mandate as being as immediate as the inflation threat.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
While immediate uncertainty surrounding O'Neill's Northern Ireland future was brought to an end with a statement earlier in May, a contract extension is official confirmation of a renewed commitment in the longer term.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Albert Manifold was removed as BP chairman with immediate effect due to whistleblower reports of verbal abuse and mishandling information.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Federal authorities said in the immediate aftermath of the incident that the ICE agent was responding to a suspected “active shooter” when he opened fire.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
It requires an ability to move back and forth between the concrete and the abstract, the immediate example and a scientific theory, and this movement is conceptually and historically problematic.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing immediate
"The Tragedy of Hamlet," Vocabulary from Act 1
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Unit 1: Ecological Systems
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 18
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