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
In 2024, the Biden Administration strengthened MATS beyond the original 2012 standards, instituting continuous emissions monitoring and stricter pollution limits for particulate matter and mercury.
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Simmone Shah, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
But industry groups argued that the tougher standards, along with other rules that limited emissions from coal plants, made operating them too expensive.
—Michael Phillis, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Conservative justices also ruled the Environmental Protection Agency could not regulate power plant emissions that contribute to climate change.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Nine Kentucky power plants reported mercury emissions in 2024, the most recent year of EPA data.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
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Simmone Shah, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
But industry groups argued that the tougher standards, along with other rules that limited emissions from coal plants, made operating them too expensive.
—Michael Phillis, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Conservative justices also ruled the Environmental Protection Agency could not regulate power plant emissions that contribute to climate change.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Nine Kentucky power plants reported mercury emissions in 2024, the most recent year of EPA data.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emission
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Pumps have been installed to divert the flow, but authorities say a full repair could take weeks.—
Robert Abitbol,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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In a blog post Saturday, NASA said that engineers had detected an interruption in the flow of helium in the upper stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
21 Feb. 2026
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Duvall moved to New York following his military discharge and used the GI Bill to enroll in the famed Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre.—
Christopher Watson,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Mackowiak posted the provisional ballot along with Hunt’s discharge paperwork to show he was discharged in 2012.—
Joseph Morton,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Feb. 2026
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The flight departed again and arrived in Atlanta about 90 minutes behind schedule, said Delta, which didn't go into specifics about the passenger's behavior.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Canadian carrier will operate the flight five times per week year-round, starting May 21, on Embraer E195-E2 aircraft.—
Alex Driggars,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
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Another way of saying this is that the radiant or emanation point of most meteor showers appears highest in the sky before dawn.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
7 Dec. 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 continent’s funds have seen steady inflows over the last 12 months, after years of outflows, as pessimism over Europe’s economy fades.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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However, outflows from these firms to China have fallen roughly 20% since 2024.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Emission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emission. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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