as in flow
a flowing or going out
The government is considering some new measures to limit vehicle emissions.
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Recent Examples of emission
The researchers used positron emission tomography (PET) scans, along with a radioactive tracer to measure the production of a chemical called acetylcholine in the participants’ brains at the start and end of the study.
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Korin Miller, SELF, 23 Oct. 2025
It can also be fitted with four 400W solar panels, lithium battery systems, and electric appliances to reduce emissions.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
The International Energy Agency (IEA) and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have both identified CCS as an essential tool to reduce emissions from carbon-intensive sectors like power, cement, and steel.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
Gas plants produce greenhouse gas emissions that are known to contribute to climate change.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025
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Korin Miller, SELF, 23 Oct. 2025
It can also be fitted with four 400W solar panels, lithium battery systems, and electric appliances to reduce emissions.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
The International Energy Agency (IEA) and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have both identified CCS as an essential tool to reduce emissions from carbon-intensive sectors like power, cement, and steel.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
Gas plants produce greenhouse gas emissions that are known to contribute to climate change.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emission
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The official stated aim was to disrupt the flow of narcotics into the United States, with Venezuela identified as a central route used by trafficking organizations.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Benefits of Heat Therapy Heat therapy increases tissue temperature and blood flow to your back, relaxing muscles and improving pain.—
RikkiLynn Shields Hannigan,
Health,
25 Oct. 2025
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Finally, pay attention to changes in your breasts, such as thickening, swelling, nipple discharge, different colors or new areas of fullness, and seek medical evaluation as soon as something looks or feels different.—
Faye Chiu,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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Online court records indicate an order for discharge from probation was generated in March and the case was closed.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Outside of flights, players also often set up with or are invited to high-stakes poker games, with cities such as Los Angeles and Houston cited as popular for gamblers, according to a source.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
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All Alaska Airlines flights were grounded Thursday night as the airline worked to address an information technology problem, the Federal Aviation Administration said.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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This perhaps had something to do with the curious luminance of the boy’s face, as in paintings of saints, as though the glow were the emanation of grace.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Dalai Lama himself is believed by his followers to be an emanation of Avalokiteshvara, the Buddhist god of compassion.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
2 July 2025
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The outflow of residents to other states also predates the surtax and reflects other factors such as high housing costs.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Reef Check Foundation and Ecologia, Cielo, Mar y Tierra received $100,000 to assess the health of kelp forests in San Diego and Tijuana as vital natural defenses against climate change and ocean conditions around the water treatment outflows.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Emission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emission. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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