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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
The report also said that Pure Storage is also committed to be net zero by 2040 c overing its Scope 1 and market-based Scope 2 emissions.
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Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
That’s Liberty and the oil industry aim to survive for longer—fewer trucks, fewer rigs and fleets, fewer people, fewer emissions—fewer of everything, while producing the same or greater results.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
Troublingly, Cal Fire’s flawed models systematically underestimate logging emissions and overestimate regrowth, conveniently ignoring how climate change hamstrings regrowth and fuels wildfires that release yet more emissions.
—John P. O’Brien, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
The bills center around cap-and-trade, California’s tentpole environmental regulation system, which places a limit on emissions and allows businesses to buy and sell permits to emit carbon dioxide.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Other recent studies have drawn similar links between fossil fuel emissions and extreme weather events.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Some of the most common sources include wildfire smoke, vehicle emissions and construction.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
That’s specifically in the areas of reducing carbon emissions and material reuse.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
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
Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
That’s Liberty and the oil industry aim to survive for longer—fewer trucks, fewer rigs and fleets, fewer people, fewer emissions—fewer of everything, while producing the same or greater results.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
Troublingly, Cal Fire’s flawed models systematically underestimate logging emissions and overestimate regrowth, conveniently ignoring how climate change hamstrings regrowth and fuels wildfires that release yet more emissions.
—John P. O’Brien, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
The bills center around cap-and-trade, California’s tentpole environmental regulation system, which places a limit on emissions and allows businesses to buy and sell permits to emit carbon dioxide.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Other recent studies have drawn similar links between fossil fuel emissions and extreme weather events.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Some of the most common sources include wildfire smoke, vehicle emissions and construction.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
That’s specifically in the areas of reducing carbon emissions and material reuse.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
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
Noun
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The bundling of flights, transfers and accommodation opened up foreign travel to less well-off consumers who previously could only holiday at home.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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All flights from Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport scheduled for Tuesday were canceled.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Advanced X-ray spectroscopy can reveal the electronic states of common cathode materials such as nickel, cobalt, and manganese, providing insights into how these elements behave as a battery charges or discharges.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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The bacteria can come from sewage discharges, failing septic systems, storm water runoff, and animal and agricultural waste, according to the New York State Department of Health.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Although it’s found being generated in many places, from outflows in Herbig-Haro objects to planetary nebulae, one origin story for dust outstrips all others.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
12 Sep. 2025
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Beyond this star, ALMA also detected molecular outflows from four additional protostars, confirming that star formation is widespread even in these remote, chemically primitive regions.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Emissions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emissions. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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