emissions

plural of emission

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Recent Examples of emissions Long story short, campers stay warmer on cold nights and cooler on hot nights without a loud, emissions-spewing engine or generator running in the background. — New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026 These arrangements form part of Google’s broader effort to secure power for its expanding data center infrastructure while reducing the carbon emissions associated with natural gas generation. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026 Those power sources have been made more affordable in recent years and do not have planet-warming emissions. — Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 6 Nov. 2026 Interest has soared as humanity is faced with the stark reality that maintaining a livable planet means not only drastically reducing emissions but also removing some of the carbon pollution already in the atmosphere. — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026 Across California, Colorado, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and Texas, 72% support their state adopting stringent rules to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas industry, including regular inspections of low-producing wells. — Elizabeth Bechard, Time, 6 Nov. 2026 This year’s conference is expected to focus on implementing existing climate commitments, reducing emissions and accelerating the clean energy transition, among other topics. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026 And the last two summits have ended with little agreement on how to reduce emissions, the final texts not even mentioning fossil fuels. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026 Factories that regularly completed Cascale’s Higg environmental assessment recorded a 22 percent drop in emissions from their operations and purchased energy over four years, the industry group reported on Thursday. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emissions
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • About 5% of flights for Wednesday were canceled at airports across Spain, according to the country's airport operator, AENA.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
  • At least 18 flights from cities including Copenhagen, Dublin, Helsinki, Madrid, Milan and Warsaw were impacted, with some being diverted to military bases or given escorts by fighter jets.
    — Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The challenge is keeping the solid layers in contact as the battery charges and discharges.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Markets will hate it The BLS also said layoffs and discharges dropped to their lowest volume in more than a year.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Until the record exit in March this year, the outflows in October 2024 were the highest in a month.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Binance immediately initiated multiple containment measures, including suspending withdrawals to restrict further outflows, coordinating with partners to freeze affected tokens, and taking steps to revoke unauthorized permissions.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 Nov. 2026

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“Emissions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emissions. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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