emitting

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The corrugated steel walls are filled with very dense foam that is burning slowly and emitting gases despite ongoing water drops from helicopters.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026

Kevin Wagner, vice president of the medical sterilizer company Sterigenics, messaged asking that nine facilities emitting the carcinogenic gas ethylene oxide, including near Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, Charlotte and Atlanta, be exempted.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

On Friday afternoon, Mount Dukono was still emitting volcanic material from its crater, according to one local resident assisting rescuers.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

It sends data back by emitting tiny pulses of infrared light that encode electrical signals from the brain.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

And when, in 1956, an early radio telescope was turned toward Venus, it was discovered to be emitting radio waves as if it were at an extremely high temperature.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan