instant
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Currently, TikTok's system depends on huge amounts of global data and feedback loops, which can change recommendations in an instant.
From BBC
“They get excited not by the possibility of an instant gain but by the inexorable math of compounding capital over the long run,” said Klarman.
From MarketWatch
Slamming 1,250 hp to the ground in an electromechanically coupled instant, the ZR1X can bolt to 60 mph in under 2 seconds on its way to a ¼-mile under 9 seconds.
You hesitate for an instant, torn between the invitingly warm lower level and the formidable set of stairs leading upward.
The album, which featured original compositions alongside kaleidoscopic covers of the genre, was hailed as an instant classic after its 2022 release.
From Los Angeles Times
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