emanate
Usage
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The verb emanate is used of intangible things, as light or ideas, spreading from a source: Rumors often emanate from irresponsible persons. The verb emerge is used of coming forth from a place shut off from view, or from concealment, or the like, into sight and notice: The sun emerges from behind the clouds. Issue is often used of a number of persons, a mass of matter, or a volume of smoke, sound, or the like, coming forth through any outlet or outlets: The crowd issued from the building.
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And it may again emanate from across the pond.
From MarketWatch β May 6, 2026
Much of the rest of the bottom line growth would emanate from share repurchases, which reduces the number of shares and increases earnings per share.
From Barron's β Mar. 19, 2026
But I can’t think of a better term to describe the bizarre hypotheses that emanate from almost every news event of national or international significance.
From The Wall Street Journal β Dec. 23, 2025
These stories emanate a time in our lives when being practical wasn’t the most important thing.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 20, 2025
Charles Wallace shook his head, and scorn and disapproval seemed to emanate from him.
From "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle
The light emanates from a glow-in-the-dark ice lolly.
From BBC β Aug. 14, 2026
Mr. Simms, a historian at the University of Cambridge, is no sentimentalist, and the tone of his book emanates a bracing realism.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 17, 2026
The most pressing issue emanates from Iran, which was the late February catalyst for the shaky performance.
From Barron's β May 15, 2026
This stark warning emanates from one of Wall Street’s most respected commentators, Bank of America chief equity strategist Michael Hartnett.
From MarketWatch β Feb. 27, 2026
There’s a stillness, a calm, that he emanates.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
While he emanated confidence, he was riddled with doubts.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 6, 2026
Most provocative are the thousands of small seismic tremors that emanated from the area of the slide in the days prior to the mountainside collapsing.
From Science Daily β Oct. 19, 2026
For several years, stock-market leadership emanated from tech companies with spectacular earnings, low debt profiles and huge piles of cash.
From MarketWatch β Jun. 24, 2026
There are the standards Salah helped to set that emanated through the club in his and Liverpool's quest for greatness.
From BBC β May 23, 2026
A warmth emanated from him that Ekon swore he could almost feel, even feet away.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
This conversation, which took place in a backstage trailer vibrating from the country and hip-hop tunes emanating from nearby stages, has been edited for length and clarity.
From Salon β Sep. 30, 2026
For decades scientists and researchers have been vexed by a sound emanating from cats.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 9, 2026
The steam emanating from a fried zucchini fritter was…unnatural.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 2, 2026
"This underscores the resiliency of the economy in the face of the energy price shock emanating from the war in the Middle East."
From Barron's β Jul. 30, 2026
As the party walked towards Cavern Hole, Cluny could sense hostility emanating from the young mouse who flip-flopped behind him in overlarge sandals.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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