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The government is considering some new measures to limit vehicle emissions.
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Recent Examples of emissions
The Fenomeno Roadster launch demonstrates how Lamborghini is applying electrification not merely to improve efficiency or meet emissions regulations, but to push performance to unprecedented levels.
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James Morris, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Northern India already has some of the world’s most polluted air, created by a toxic mix of vehicle and industrial emissions, crop residue burning, and construction dust.
—Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
With effort, the UK can secure its own green energy supply chain, reduce export emissions, and transform a growing waste problem into a massive economic asset.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
Since the bulbs are more efficient than their predecessors, the overhaul reduces annual carbon emissions by 67,000 metric tons and saves roughly $10 million in energy each year.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
This is comparable to the carbon emissions an average person produces in a year.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 8 May 2026
During air quality advisories, Derf recommends people avoid idling in a drive-thru for too long or mowing during air quality advisories because that could increase emissions.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
Freeport spent $250 million on improvements completed in 2017 to better control sulfur dioxide emissions.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 8 May 2026
Nonetheless, understanding the complicated nuance—which in many ways is counterintuitive—is important to grappling with the opportunities to minimize emissions in the coming years.
—Justin Worland/houston, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
James Morris, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Northern India already has some of the world’s most polluted air, created by a toxic mix of vehicle and industrial emissions, crop residue burning, and construction dust.
—Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
With effort, the UK can secure its own green energy supply chain, reduce export emissions, and transform a growing waste problem into a massive economic asset.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
Since the bulbs are more efficient than their predecessors, the overhaul reduces annual carbon emissions by 67,000 metric tons and saves roughly $10 million in energy each year.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
This is comparable to the carbon emissions an average person produces in a year.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 8 May 2026
During air quality advisories, Derf recommends people avoid idling in a drive-thru for too long or mowing during air quality advisories because that could increase emissions.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
Freeport spent $250 million on improvements completed in 2017 to better control sulfur dioxide emissions.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 8 May 2026
Nonetheless, understanding the complicated nuance—which in many ways is counterintuitive—is important to grappling with the opportunities to minimize emissions in the coming years.
—Justin Worland/houston, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
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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That permit, administered by the state in partnership with EPA, would require Dalton Utilities to report pollution levels and chemical discharges to regulators.—
DYLAN JACKSON,
ABC News,
6 May 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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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 12 May. 2026.
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