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
Supporters argue that ethanol benefits farmers, cuts fuel prices and reduces greenhouse gas emissions compared to pure gasoline.
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Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
According to its website, the E-Bike Incentive Project will provide up to 1,000 subsidies of up to $2,000 each — money to buy e-bikes under a state program to protect the environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
—Jeff McDonald, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
One effective tool is internal carbon pricing—where companies assign a price to emissions to guide investment decisions.
—Romain Pison, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
On average, a vegetarian diet leads to 35% lower greenhouse gas emissions than diets that include meat, while a vegan diet leads to 50% less emissions than diets with meat.15
Pescatarian diets can harm the environment due to unsustainable fishing practices like overfishing.
—Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 18 Apr. 2025
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Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
According to its website, the E-Bike Incentive Project will provide up to 1,000 subsidies of up to $2,000 each — money to buy e-bikes under a state program to protect the environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
—Jeff McDonald, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
One effective tool is internal carbon pricing—where companies assign a price to emissions to guide investment decisions.
—Romain Pison, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
On average, a vegetarian diet leads to 35% lower greenhouse gas emissions than diets that include meat, while a vegan diet leads to 50% less emissions than diets with meat.15
Pescatarian diets can harm the environment due to unsustainable fishing practices like overfishing.
—Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emission
Noun
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The store is designed with an easy flow of boutiques, each housing different day and evening clothes and accessories, from Zara’s more sophisticated ready-to-wear and tailored looks, to the brand’s trendy and casual styles.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
1 May 2025
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So all the air flow and everything wasn’t coming in the car.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Food worker with discharge from eyes, nose and/or throat.—
Ashley Fredde,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Apr. 2025
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Effects from the other types include painful, red eyes with yellow discharge, a sore throat, stomach pain, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, a dry cough, difficulty breathing, sharp chest pain and weight loss.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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A number of recent safety incidents at the airport have raised alarm, including a March 28 incident involving a Delta flight and a group of Air Force jets.—
David Shepardson,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Chevrolet provided flights from Washington, DC, to Charlotte and accommodation so Ars could drive the Blazer EV SS.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 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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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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However, Indian officials said the excessive outflow of goods was creating congestion at these logistics chokepoints and escalating costs.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
28 Apr. 2025
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Extending across the left side of the image is a narrow, colorful outflow called a jet, which comes from the nearby protostar HOPS 153, out of frame.—
Alan Taylor,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Emission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emission. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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