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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 a press release Thursday, the state celebrated a major 3% drop in greenhouse gas emissions in 2023 ahead of COP30, driven largely by the growth of clean transportation.
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Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The team behind this research thinks that this clear concentration of heat, rather than a global emission, could suggest that an Io-wide lava lake may not exist beneath the surface of this moon of Jupiter as has previously been theorized.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Overall, to plot an affordable, reliable, competitive path to reducing emissions, leaders need take on board the fact that this transition is nuanced and dynamic.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Dozens of countries, representing nearly two-thirds of global emissions, have already put forward new climate plans that, while leaving plenty to nitpick, show some degree of progress.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The team behind this research thinks that this clear concentration of heat, rather than a global emission, could suggest that an Io-wide lava lake may not exist beneath the surface of this moon of Jupiter as has previously been theorized.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Overall, to plot an affordable, reliable, competitive path to reducing emissions, leaders need take on board the fact that this transition is nuanced and dynamic.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Dozens of countries, representing nearly two-thirds of global emissions, have already put forward new climate plans that, while leaving plenty to nitpick, show some degree of progress.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emission
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Now, Tapachula is experiencing a reverse migration, as the United States sends planeload after planeload of deportees to the southern part of Mexico while the flow of migrants headed north has dried up.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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While high-risk inmates have been isolated in individual cells, the flow of information never truly stops, said Christino.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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But the discharges also can overwhelm the delicate estuaries east and west of the state’s largest lake and, during the warm summer months, spread blooms of toxic algae, an issue that has become more persistent in recent years.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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The bill, which passed 230-196, came to the floor through a discharge petition led by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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The system supports more than 10 smart flight modes, including Snorkel Mode and Mount Mode, expanding how users can capture footage on and around water.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Using your airline’s app can also give you access to the most recent updates regarding gate changes, flight delays, and more.—
Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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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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Strong inflows from Asia more than offset outflows in the Americas, where UBS this week applied for a US banking license.—
Reuters 18 hr ago,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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That outflow emerges at a layer called the tropopause, which marks the boundary between the troposphere (where Earth’s weather happens) and the overlying stratosphere.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Emission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emission. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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