immediacy

However, we live in a culture of hot-take artists who want the immediacy of fame rather than building a record of credibility and significance.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

George Brant’s libretto has a torn-from-the-headlines immediacy: It was inspired by a 2022 kidnapping of Ukrainian children from a summer camp in Crimea.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

After a series of drone attacks on ships off the coast, the conflict in Ukraine has taken on a new immediacy for residents of Krapets, a tiny Bulgarian Black Sea fishing village.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Videos shared on social media can make unverified claims appear more believable, he says, because of their immediacy, describing this as "one of the most significant differences" between the current digital environment and earlier outbreaks.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Pauline Hawthorne’s work, she learned, was known for its immediacy and its intimacy, for interrogating images of femininity and identity.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

I was engaging with the middle and upper class for the first time – it was surreal, seeing people who didn’t have to worry about the immediacies of life.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 13, 2020

The ancient schisms of the Christian church can seem far removed, sometimes, from the exciting immediacies of Park Avenue.

From Time Magazine Archive

In almost everything he discussed with the leaders of Asia, President Nixon found it necessary to deal in immediacies: a shooting war, changing alliances, a U.S. troop withdrawal that has already begun.

From Time Magazine Archive

Under the steely immediacies of England's sky, it should make sensational reading.

From Time Magazine Archive

Leisure is needed because, in the routine activities of industry, men's actions are determined not by their imagination, but by the immediacies of practical demands.

From Human Traits and their Social Significance by Irwin Edman