emergence
noun
emer·gence
i-ˈmər-jən(t)s 
1
: the act or an instance of emerging
2
: any of various superficial outgrowths of plant tissue usually formed from both epidermis and immediately underlying tissues
3
: penetration of the soil surface by a newly germinated plant
Examples of emergence in a Sentence
the emergence of the Internet as an important means of communication
the economy's emergence from a recession
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However, the emergence of large language models (LLMs) has dramatically improved translation quality, surpassing older MT models in accuracy and contextual understanding.
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Paul Petrick, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The emergence of DeepSeek’s highly competitive and potentially much cheaper models stoked doubts about the billions that the big U.S. tech companies are spending on AI.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
In the 1930s, there was not just the New Deal, and not just the tumult of the Great Depression, but the emergence of a culture in America that was very different from what had come before, certainly what had existed in the 1920s.
—Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
At first glance this practice may not seem connected to the emergence of avian influenza.
—Ron Barrett, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025
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Paul Petrick, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The emergence of DeepSeek’s highly competitive and potentially much cheaper models stoked doubts about the billions that the big U.S. tech companies are spending on AI.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
In the 1930s, there was not just the New Deal, and not just the tumult of the Great Depression, but the emergence of a culture in America that was very different from what had come before, certainly what had existed in the 1920s.
—Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
At first glance this practice may not seem connected to the emergence of avian influenza.
—Ron Barrett, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Emergence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emergence. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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emergence
noun
emer·gence
i-ˈmər-jən(t)s
: the act or an instance of emerging
Medical Definition
emergence
noun
emer·gence
i-ˈmər-jən(t)s
: a recovering of consciousness (as from anesthesia)
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