immediate
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Burnham noted that 98% of the people who swam to the African territory had been returned to Morocco - which he said had dealt with the immediate issue.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
For Phoenix, Plum provides an immediate offensive boost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
A spokeswoman for HarperCollins, which like The Wall Street Journal is owned by News Corp, had no immediate comment on the status of its book deal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Faster-moving wildlife like deer can in theory flee the immediate threat of flames, but do not always make it.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
And—though the immediate danger was apparently gone—there was no guarantee that it wouldn’t surface again a year, twenty years, fifty years from now.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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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