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It’s not uncommon for a justice dissenting from a shadow-docket order to explain their reasoning, even in a way that compares the instant matters with other cases that have recently come before the court.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

Rebecca, 36, takes the train about six times a month in her role as head of operations for a charity, and spends her journeys sending emails and instant messages as well as using software.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

“When I receive an absurd text and answer it with complete absurdity, I’m offering readers instant relief from the doomscroll-to-paralysis pipeline,” Miller says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

"If we don't preserve nest sites, and someone paves over them, we could lose in an instant 5.5 million bees that are important pollinators."

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

For an instant, there was no screen between them, no doorway, no past or present.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny