as in flow
a flowing or going out
The government is considering some new measures to limit vehicle emissions.
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Recent Examples of emission
Volcanologists expect to see some warning signs that the volcano is about to erupt—more seismic activity, gas emissions, surface heating and changes to surface deformation, for example—if an eruption does occur.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
Climate change has undoubtedly intensified many disasters and may have made some more common, but cutting emissions won’t make America safer because disasters, by definition, have many causes.
—Eli Lehrer, Boston Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
Halliburton's sustainability efforts included expanding Halliburton Labs to support early-stage energy companies and setting a target to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 40% by 2035.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2025
By 2030, the absolute greenhouse gas emissions of the company’s fleet are to be reduced by around a third compared to 2022.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Feb. 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
Climate change has undoubtedly intensified many disasters and may have made some more common, but cutting emissions won’t make America safer because disasters, by definition, have many causes.
—Eli Lehrer, Boston Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
Halliburton's sustainability efforts included expanding Halliburton Labs to support early-stage energy companies and setting a target to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 40% by 2035.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2025
By 2030, the absolute greenhouse gas emissions of the company’s fleet are to be reduced by around a third compared to 2022.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emission
Noun
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That coincided with the Thomas fire and devastating Montecito debris flow that followed.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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Stopping the flow of fentanyl across the United States’s southern and northern borders was a plank of President Donald Trump‘s 2024 campaign platform.—
Gabrielle M. Etzel,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But even the best navigators need time — perhaps a few days, maybe a week — to find that perfect discharge placement, secure funding or find appropriate home care for elderly patients.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2025
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Steve Bannon pushes for more 'aggressive' defense in court The judge imposed the agreed upon sentence of a three-year conditional discharge, during which time Bannon cannot serve as a director of a charity or fundraise for a nonprofit.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Details of disappearance The plane missing in Alaska, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, was last seen over the Norton Sound around 3:16 p.m. Thursday, data from flight tracker FlightRadar 24 shows.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announces on Fox News that the first flights of immigrants in the U.S. without legal status arrive at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Both shield and shell are created in order to protect the tender flesh within, but a shield is the result of a huge amount of human labor, mining and refining and beating of the hot metal, and a shell is a natural emanation of the beast that builds it.—
Lauren Groff,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2024
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Lacking this, other than emanations and penumbras, how exactly are bond prices supposed to measure NRSRO ratings in basis points?—
Barnet Sherman,
Forbes,
17 Sep. 2024
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This increase was due to higher cash outflows related to lease terminations and restructuring costs.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
12 Feb. 2025
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The party is over for U.S. sustainable fund managers, who saw record outflows from the asset class in 2024.—
Felix Salmon,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Emission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emission. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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