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
Liaw treats patients who run a higher risk of lung disease, asthma and heart attacks due to emissions from oil refineries, chemical plants and coal plants in the Houston area.
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Samantha M. Wender, CBS News, 3 June 2025
The more stringent standards effectively limit emissions of other toxics, including benzene, lead and arsenic.
—Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
For years, climate advocates have argued that slowing emissions requires governments to embed climate throughout government policy—including and especially economic policy.
—Justin Worland, Time, 23 May 2025
That same chapter also recommends that the president undermine California’s ability to set strict vehicle emission standards, which Trump vowed to do shortly after taking office; the Senate this week voted to revoke California’s rights to enact policy on the issue.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
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Samantha M. Wender, CBS News, 3 June 2025
The more stringent standards effectively limit emissions of other toxics, including benzene, lead and arsenic.
—Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
For years, climate advocates have argued that slowing emissions requires governments to embed climate throughout government policy—including and especially economic policy.
—Justin Worland, Time, 23 May 2025
That same chapter also recommends that the president undermine California’s ability to set strict vehicle emission standards, which Trump vowed to do shortly after taking office; the Senate this week voted to revoke California’s rights to enact policy on the issue.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emission
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Meanwhile, Russian crude shipments declined by 170,000 barrels per day in May, bringing total flows to a daily average of 3.24 million.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Understanding how blood flow reduces pain Applying cold to a specific area of soreness narrows the blood vessels, restricting the amount of blood flow.—
Novant Health,
Charlotte Observer,
6 June 2025
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Decker stopped attending mandatory monthly drills slightly more than a year ago, and the Guard was in the process of a disciplinary discharge for him, Shagren said.—
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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Also, jobless claims (a proxy for layoffs) and the rate of layoffs and discharges remain below pre-pandemic levels, Labor Department data shows.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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The man landed in California via a commercial flight and made contact with his legal team while waiting in line to go through U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said Trina Realmuto of the National Immigration Litigation Alliance.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2025
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On Friday, at least 14 commercial and charter flights were landing in Miami from Havana, according to flight information from the airport.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
7 June 2025
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Its wider, slightly belled tulip also softens the rough alcohol emanations that the Glencairn enhances.—
Tom Mylan,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 May 2025
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Both shield and shell are created in order to protect the tender flesh within, but a shield is the result of a huge amount of human labor, mining and refining and beating of the hot metal, and a shell is a natural emanation of the beast that builds it.—
Lauren Groff,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2024
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Visa Direct helps financial institutions to solidify account primacy by embedding real-time cross-border capabilities that keep SMBs transacting within their ecosystem—reducing outflows to other providers, improving future cross-sell opportunities.—
Visa Contributor,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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According to their data analysis, U.S. equities saw an $8.9 billion outflow in the week to April 30.—
Ganesh Rao,Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
7 May 2025
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“Emission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emission. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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