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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
This reinforces the idea that these bursts are not just emissions, but diagnostic tools.
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
The facility utilizes clean energy and will not produce any off-site emissions, according to proposal documents.
—Sofi Zeman
may 2, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026
Meanwhile, the unceasing churn of clothing, footwear and accessories depletes soils, poisons the water, pollutes the air, drives deforestation, accelerates biodiversity loss and generates runaway planet-warming emissions that undermine brands’ lofty environmental ambitions.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
Kroger’s agreement to remedy refrigeration leaks Kroger agreed to retrofit or replace 600 large commercial refrigeration systems in its stores to reduce ozone-depleting emissions, the DOJ said.
—Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
In many places, tourism is a significant source of funding for wildlife conservation; tourism also generates about 8 percent of our greenhouse gas emissions.
—CBS News, 1 May 2026
Weatherization, insulation, and efficient heating systems can reduce energy use in meaningful ways, lowering both costs and emissions.
—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
The only answer for our country on that one is to use the legislative branch to finally have permanency in a 50-state requirement for all emissions — not just CO2, but everything.
—Jamie Lincoln Kitman, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026
Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
The facility utilizes clean energy and will not produce any off-site emissions, according to proposal documents.
—Sofi Zeman
may 2, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026
Meanwhile, the unceasing churn of clothing, footwear and accessories depletes soils, poisons the water, pollutes the air, drives deforestation, accelerates biodiversity loss and generates runaway planet-warming emissions that undermine brands’ lofty environmental ambitions.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
Kroger’s agreement to remedy refrigeration leaks Kroger agreed to retrofit or replace 600 large commercial refrigeration systems in its stores to reduce ozone-depleting emissions, the DOJ said.
—Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
In many places, tourism is a significant source of funding for wildlife conservation; tourism also generates about 8 percent of our greenhouse gas emissions.
—CBS News, 1 May 2026
Weatherization, insulation, and efficient heating systems can reduce energy use in meaningful ways, lowering both costs and emissions.
—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
The only answer for our country on that one is to use the legislative branch to finally have permanency in a 50-state requirement for all emissions — not just CO2, but everything.
—Jamie Lincoln Kitman, Rolling Stone, 24 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
Noun
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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 4 May. 2026.
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