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emanate

[em-uh-neyt] / ˈɛm əˌneɪt /


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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 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 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 Dec. 23, 2025

Critics say Ola's troubles emanate from typical culture issues that plague many start-ups - including CEO-driven decision-making, constant pivots and unrealistic, high-pressure deadlines.

From BBC Apr. 17, 2025

She crawls along the center beam, from which the narrow planks of flooring emanate, toward the stone bulk of the chimney at the far end.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Young people gather around, recording the action on their cellphones as tinny, video game-like music emanates from a speaker.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

The light emanates from a glow-in-the-dark ice lolly.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The series emanates a sense of urgency without cooking up abnormally dramatic situations.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Mr. Anderson drives home the point that the Smithsonian’s ethos emanates from its leadership.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

A faint hum emanates from the dark metal.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

"This agency actually emanated and found itself in the budget from the executive," he said - meaning it came from within the president's own side of government, not from parliament.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

For several years, stock-market leadership emanated from tech companies with spectacular earnings, low debt profiles and huge piles of cash.

From MarketWatch Jun. 24, 2026

Both were in “the High Eighties,” as Le Guin put it, and the correspondence had a pleasing warmth that emanated from both sides.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

The guidance weakness emanated from its Optum unit, which offers physician services, fitness services, health data for other companies, and pharmacy benefits management.

From Barron's Jan. 29, 2026

Egg-size boils covered their faces, thick green veins pushed hard against sickly yellow skin, and a decaying stench emanated from them, almost as bad as the one from that night I'd met Sidana and Idiptu.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

The U.S. is forecast to grow faster than other major economies in the years ahead, propelled by the AI boom emanating from Silicon Valley and robust consumer spending.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

The two inspectors “noted the particular odor emanating from the dumping of putrescent food waste,” according to the notice.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

But only Curry could create the kind of monster Scott wanted – a villain emanating something more complex than evil.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

Looking ahead: Strong consumer and business spending “underscores the resiliency of the economy in the face of the energy price shock emanating from the war in the Middle East,” said Nationwide Chief Economist Kathy Bostjancic.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

And the faint light emanating from their pursuers made the oddity up ahead all the more apparent.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner




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