as in moments
a very small space of time
it all happened in an instant
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Noun
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According to authorities Gibson allowed his large dogs to roam freely in the neighborhood and a neighbor’s ring camera caught footage moments after the alleged atatck.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025 -
Instead of reacting to every downturn, remind yourself that these moments are temporary and that markets have always recovered over time.—
Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Sputnik 1 was the first artificial satellite in all of Earth’s history, completing an orbit around the Earth at an altitude of hundreds of miles (or kilometers) above the ground every 90 minutes.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
1 Oct. 2025
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Studnicka scored twice — opening scoring 56 seconds into regulation and capping it 28 seconds into overtime on the power play — to lead the Panthers to a 4-3 preseason win over the Carolina Hurricanes at Amerant Bank Arena.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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Those specs are promised to include a zero-to-60 mph time of less than 2 seconds.—
Ben Oliver,
Robb Report,
30 Sep. 2025
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Independent bookstores are the heartbeats of their communities.—
American Booksellers Association,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Using its optical heart sensor, the watch reviews how your blood vessels respond to heartbeats over 30-day periods.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Instants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instants. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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