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
That means delaying the overall transition to clean and renewable energy at a time when the United Nations Environment Programme warns that high-emitting countries are unlikely to meet their own targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Tammy Webber, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
The sector’s emissions grew by 7.5 percent to 944 million metric tons in 2023, according to the Apparel Impact Institute, marking the first year-on-year uptick since the environmental nonprofit started tracking them in 2019.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
New emissions rules proposed by the California Air Resources Board, if implemented, threaten to drive costs for the state’s remaining refineries even higher.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2026
The city of Aurora has adopted strict new regulations on data centers, which set standards around energy and water use plus noise and other emissions.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
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Tammy Webber, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
The sector’s emissions grew by 7.5 percent to 944 million metric tons in 2023, according to the Apparel Impact Institute, marking the first year-on-year uptick since the environmental nonprofit started tracking them in 2019.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
New emissions rules proposed by the California Air Resources Board, if implemented, threaten to drive costs for the state’s remaining refineries even higher.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2026
The city of Aurora has adopted strict new regulations on data centers, which set standards around energy and water use plus noise and other emissions.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emission
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For example, a 24-week human fetus weighs roughly 500 g and has blood flow ~150 mL·kg^–1·min^–1, so an oxygenator must handle on the order of 75–100 mL/min of blood flow.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
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The regime could simply collapse, or any number of outcomes that would restore the flow of energy.—
Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2026
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The internal medicine specialist said that, while health screenings have been the main services offered in the two mobile clinics to date, the plan is to use these resources to research how the ability to visit patients can help close the treatment loop after discharge.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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He is also accused of felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, obstruction of justice, witness tampering and committing a violent offense in the presence of a child.—
Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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At the same time, the mission will test flight controllers and procedures needed to safely send astronauts back to the moon for long-duration stays as NASA makes plans for a future moon base.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The hydrogen leaks and unrelated helium blockages stalled the flight for two months, coming on top of years of vexing delays and cost overruns.—
Marcia Dunn,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Thus, in Halifax’s universe, decision making is mostly an emanation of character.—
David Brooks,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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So Serious, a compilation of Enya edits that distilled the singer’s voice down to a distant emanation.—
Daniel Bromfield,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2026
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Those numbers exist despite the fact that Iowa (Ben McCollum) and Texas (Sean Miller) have new coaches, and both were forced to mine the transfer portal after the typical and unavoidable outflow of players from the previous regime.—
Dave Skretta,
Twin Cities,
23 Mar. 2026
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Regional banks have about $312 billion in cash or at central banks to cover such outflows, but may be forced to cash out some investments to maintain liquidity.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Emission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emission. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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