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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 emissions
Weatherization, insulation, and efficient heating systems can reduce energy use in meaningful ways, lowering both costs and emissions.
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Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
The ceramic industry has huge carbon emissions because the materials are made at such high temperatures and pressures.
—Caitlin Kennedy, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2026
Methane traps around 80 times as much heat as CO2 over a 20-year horizon, making the emissions from a buildout of this scale difficult to quantify but impossible to ignore.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
And probably the biggest change of the three, the march to lower CO₂ and lower emissions.
—Jamie Lincoln Kitman, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026
Using natural gas will add more planet-warming emissions into the atmosphere while also contributing to local air pollution.
—Mark Chediak, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Thus, arguably, domestic production can help reduce overall emissions.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 19 Apr. 2026
This past Friday marked the end of a 15-day comment period on the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) regulations that essentially mandate all state and local governments to convert completely to zero-emissions vehicles (ZEVs).
—Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026
The process intercepts industrial carbon emissions before they are released into the atmosphere and converts them into recycled fibers.
—Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2026
Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
The ceramic industry has huge carbon emissions because the materials are made at such high temperatures and pressures.
—Caitlin Kennedy, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2026
Methane traps around 80 times as much heat as CO2 over a 20-year horizon, making the emissions from a buildout of this scale difficult to quantify but impossible to ignore.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
And probably the biggest change of the three, the march to lower CO₂ and lower emissions.
—Jamie Lincoln Kitman, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026
Using natural gas will add more planet-warming emissions into the atmosphere while also contributing to local air pollution.
—Mark Chediak, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Thus, arguably, domestic production can help reduce overall emissions.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 19 Apr. 2026
This past Friday marked the end of a 15-day comment period on the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) regulations that essentially mandate all state and local governments to convert completely to zero-emissions vehicles (ZEVs).
—Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026
The process intercepts industrial carbon emissions before they are released into the atmosphere and converts them into recycled fibers.
—Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emissions
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About 20% of the world's oil flows throw the strait, and Iran's ability to block the flow of tankers has roiled the global economy, sending oil prices soaring.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Today guests come not from Rome as the Cité’s founders did, but from across France, northern Spain (the border is just two hours away), England (there are direct Ryanair flights to Carcassonne’s small airport), as well as the US.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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The soldiers trained on both the Bumblebee V1, a small, first-person-view drone that has seen thousands of combat flights in Ukraine, and the newer Bumblebee V2, which has automatic target recognition specifically meant to counter other drones and which has not been deployed yet.—
Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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The lawsuit also claims that DC Water violated state water pollution laws through unauthorized sewage discharges.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The show is notoriously graphic, filled with blood, gore, and other bodily discharges.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 Apr. 2026
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Bringing retail investors home Seoul has implemented measures to try and stem outflows, with the country's finance ministry announcing tax breaks for individual investors who sell their foreign holdings.—
Lim Hui Jie,Blair Baek,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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Bankers told me that money outflows have not been out of the ordinary.—
Alaa Shahine Salha,
semafor.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Emissions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emissions. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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