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
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The building and construction sector is the largest and fastest growing emitter of greenhouse gases by far, making up nearly 40% of global emissions.
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Fatou Jeng, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
The goal is to find ways through which waste can be reduced, emissions decreased and more sustainable practices implemented.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
The unchecked expansion of fast fashion has led to unsustainable levels of waste and emissions.
—Hugo Kimber, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Yes, but: The focus on meeting growing energy demand has overshadowed the focus on reducing emissions, Reams said.
—Emily Hamilton, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
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Fatou Jeng, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
The goal is to find ways through which waste can be reduced, emissions decreased and more sustainable practices implemented.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
The unchecked expansion of fast fashion has led to unsustainable levels of waste and emissions.
—Hugo Kimber, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Yes, but: The focus on meeting growing energy demand has overshadowed the focus on reducing emissions, Reams said.
—Emily Hamilton, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emission
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Social and political changes abroad disrupt markets and hurt the flow of goods between countries.—
Simon Dae Oong Kim,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Nor can trials easily restart, if the flow of money picks back up.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2025
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State of play: A group of right-wing House Freedom Caucus members held up an unrelated procedural vote Tuesday to force a conversation with leadership about their concerns regarding the discharge petition.—
Andrew Solender,
Axios,
25 Mar. 2025
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He was also charged with one count of robbery and one count of discharge of a firearm during the commission of a violent felony.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
25 Mar. 2025
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In 2022, the Liberty were fined a record $500,000 for chartering flights to away games, with the league citing competitive advantage.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The trip will be led by Lauren Sánchez — who is engaged to Bezos and is vice chair of the billionaire’s Earth Fund — and marks Blue Origin’s 11th human space flight.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
27 Mar. 2025
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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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Highlight Investor Doubts Further complicating the picture are the significant outflows from bitcoin ETFs, which saw near-record withdrawals of $1 billion.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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In the public markets, U.S. ESG funds experienced outflows every quarter last year, according to a report from investment research firm Morningstar.—
Justin Worland,
TIME,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Emission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emission. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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