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
On his first day back in office Monday, Trump signed an executive order that seeks to pause remaining spending authorized under the IRA, halts spending on EV chargers and targets Biden-era regulations on tailpipe emissions that encourage automakers to shift to cleaner cars.
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
By 1997, when 84 countries signed the Kyoto Protocol to curb global greenhouse gas emissions, the oil industry had built an effective apparatus for actively discrediting climate science and opposing policies and actions that could help slow climate change.
—Joe Árvai, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2025
Withdrawing from the Paris accord: Unpopular In another hit to sustainable energy, Trump began the process of withdrawing the U.S. from the 2015 Paris climate agreement, an international commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
—Mary Radcliffe, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2025
The lack of financial backing also slowed global progress on climate adaptation and emissions reduction, especially in poorer nations that are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
By 1997, when 84 countries signed the Kyoto Protocol to curb global greenhouse gas emissions, the oil industry had built an effective apparatus for actively discrediting climate science and opposing policies and actions that could help slow climate change.
—Joe Árvai, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2025
Withdrawing from the Paris accord: Unpopular In another hit to sustainable energy, Trump began the process of withdrawing the U.S. from the 2015 Paris climate agreement, an international commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
—Mary Radcliffe, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2025
The lack of financial backing also slowed global progress on climate adaptation and emissions reduction, especially in poorer nations that are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emission
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Groups that want to reduce immigration have also argued that restricting the flow of immigrants would put upward pressure on wages, benefiting American workers who might then take caregiving jobs.—
Emily Alpert Reyes,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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Urinary incontinence: Untreated bladder cancer can lead to an inability to control the flow of urine.—
Steffini Stalos,
Health,
25 Jan. 2025
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During winter months, manatees gather in warm-water areas such as natural springs and power plant discharge zones.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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Much of the relief was provided through Borrower Defense to Repayment, a controversial program that allows borrowers to request a discharge if their school misled or defrauded them.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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The White House said deportation flights have also begun.—
Danielle Wallace,
Fox News,
26 Jan. 2025
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By Plane Culebra receives direct flights from San Juan, Ceiba, and the nearby island of Vieques at the tiny Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) near Ensenada Honda.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Jan. 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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While April and August saw more returns than departures, the overall trend remains a net outflow.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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The worst day of outflows to date was Jan. 8, when bitcoin ETFs recorded $583 million of outflows.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Emission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emission. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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