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[ih-mit] / ɪˈmɪt /


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For decades, scientists have understood that directing laser light at certain atoms can cause them to emit extremely short pulses of much higher-frequency light, including X-rays.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

"They emit this very annoying buzz. It triggers my fight or flight response," says the 44-year-old administrative assistant.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

In another dry sauna, they heat boulders overnight so they emit heat continuously.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Ditto manufacturers of petrochemicals and even dairy farmers since cows emit methane.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

I went to unzip my duffel but thought of all the dirty clothes stuffed inside, of the smell they'd emit, and thought better.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour

Even accounting for fishmeal and transportation to the U.S., the production of certain farmed fish, including tilapia and Atlantic salmon, emits less greenhouse gas per pound than beef or pork.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

After more than three months of burning that year, Indonesia's fires had emitted 1.75 billion tons of greenhouse gas equivalents -- more than Japan emits in an entire year.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

Page also points out that, whether on fire or not, a drained peatland emits carbon dioxide into the atmosphere "all of the time".

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

Lined with refrigerator-sized server systems, the room emits a low roar from its cooling systems and allows potential customers to remotely access and try out Etched’s chips.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

They won’t buy a television, like everyone else, because my father says it turns you into a cretin and emits harmful radiation and subliminal messages as well.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

These arrays use the remarkably regular radio pulses emitted by rapidly rotating neutron stars, known as pulsars, as precise cosmic clocks.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

When these charged particles collide with oxygen and nitrogen, photons of coloured light are emitted - this is the aurora.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

He emitted an air of great seriousness while also seeming nearly egoless.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

After more than three months of burning that year, Indonesia's fires had emitted 1.75 billion tons of greenhouse gas equivalents -- more than Japan emits in an entire year.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

He twirled the wand between his long fingers like a baton and it emitted a number of pink and gold sparks.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

Researchers from the University of Strathclyde and Durham University have developed a proposed detection technique that uses molecules capable of emitting light with distinct left and right-handed properties.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

One local resident captured dramatic footage of the fire at its peak, with explosive bangs emitting from an area engulfed in flames.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Countries are investing in new power projects to meet energy security goals and phase out fossil fuels such as coal, which are blamed for emitting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

The footage, obtained by Airline Videos, a website that posts plane spotting footage, shows a DHL jetliner touching down on the runway and seconds later, white smoke emitting from the aircraft’s rear tires.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

Such holes hardly deserve the epithet black: they really are white hot and are emitting energy at a rate of about ten thousand megawatts.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking


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