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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
Scientists say that heat and emissions generated by a colossal data center like the Stratos project would wreak havoc on an area already severely impacted by climate change.
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Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2026
The technology developed by JNG builds on decades of progress in industrial emissions control.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026
Visual render courtesy Rimontgó Located beside a famed golf course, this zero-emissions residence by Fran Silvestre Architects is designed to disappear into its forest surroundings.
—Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
And given that cement is one of the tougher nuts to crack in the struggle to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, concrete solutions are welcome.
—Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Two decades ago, when California got serious about reducing or even eliminating carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, its political leaders weighed two potential tactics about industrial emissions.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 15 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
Next up is a period during which the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies go through a formal process to propose adjustments to emissions standards and other rules—EPA head Lee Zeldin unfurled his sweeping plan last week.
—Ethan Karp, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Manual data collection and reconciliation processes add even more hurdles to creating a centralized emissions database with granular figures.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 21 Mar. 2025
Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2026
The technology developed by JNG builds on decades of progress in industrial emissions control.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026
Visual render courtesy Rimontgó Located beside a famed golf course, this zero-emissions residence by Fran Silvestre Architects is designed to disappear into its forest surroundings.
—Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
And given that cement is one of the tougher nuts to crack in the struggle to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, concrete solutions are welcome.
—Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Two decades ago, when California got serious about reducing or even eliminating carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, its political leaders weighed two potential tactics about industrial emissions.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 15 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
Next up is a period during which the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies go through a formal process to propose adjustments to emissions standards and other rules—EPA head Lee Zeldin unfurled his sweeping plan last week.
—Ethan Karp, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Manual data collection and reconciliation processes add even more hurdles to creating a centralized emissions database with granular figures.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 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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Direct flights from South Korea, Russia, China, Thailand, and Singapore have added to this area’s tourism boom.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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Set in 1962, a boy roughly Travolta’s age voyages from New York to Los Angeles on a series of hopping flights with his mother, who is hoping to land a rich husband or a good Hollywood role in that order.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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The department found that the discharges can have harmful impacts on marine life, the loss of underwater grasses, topography changes and disruptions to habitats.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
19 May 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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Over the last week, Indonesia’s Finance Ministry has purchased roughly $113 million of government bonds each day to tame the bond market and limit capital outflows.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Chinese deeptech Winnie Wu, head of APAC equity strategy at BofA Global Research, said that, despite outflows from China into South Korea and Taiwan, the country is better positioned from a flow perspective.—
Michael Considine,
CNBC,
20 May 2026
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“Emissions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emissions. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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