instant

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The proposed budget met instant pushback from lawmakers.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

The glass replicas of flowers are so delicate and precise that the narrator sees them “as organic one instant and as artificial the next.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

An instant bestseller, “Strangers” has struck a chord with readers, married and divorced alike, who recognize the danger signs in Burden’s love story.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

When downloaded, OpenClaw can be connected to existing AI models and given simple instructions through instant messaging apps, as if to a friend or colleague.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

In that instant, a hideous head struck out of the overhanging straw—those unblinking eyes, those fatal fangs.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck