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emit

[ih-mit] / ɪˈmɪt /


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The EPA offices routinely relied on them to set the amount of a particular chemical that industrial facilities are allowed to emit.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

A new puzzle appeared in the 1970s when gamma-Cas was found to emit unusually strong X-rays.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

“Reservoirs constitute an important source of methane,” said John Harrison, a professor at Washington State University’s School of the Environment who studies the greenhouse gases that reservoirs emit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

The suit claims xAI’s 27 turbines emit nitrogen oxides and formaldehyde, linked to asthma, heart problems, and cancers.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

The barker himself had paused in his calling to emit a nimbus formation of smoke.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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