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[ih-mit] / ɪˈmɪt /


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Galaxies continue to emit light, but that light may spend billions of years crossing the cosmos before reaching us.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

They included bricks that would play snatches of the iconic theme song and emit coin-collecting sound effects as Mario characters moved around.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

Under the ETS, Europe's industries and power plants are required to buy a permit, or allowance, for every tonne of carbon dioxide they emit, creating a financial incentive to invest in cleaner technologies.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

The ETS forces heavy polluters to pay for the greenhouse gases they emit, obliging them to buy allowances that are capped in number, sold in auctions and tradable.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

A conch shell is repeatedly tapped and passed around, but no one in the room is able to get it to emit a sound.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

A single advanced chip fab can draw enormous amounts of water and electricity, and chip production as a whole emits well over 100 million tons of carbon equivalent a year.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

When X-rays interact with a sample, the sample emits photons.

From Science Daily Jun. 24, 2026

At United Nations climate conferences in Copenhagen in 2009 and Paris in 2015, Beijing vowed sizeable reductions in the amount of carbon China emits per dollar of gross domestic product, or carbon intensity.

From The Wall Street Journal May 31, 2026

"We think this colour pattern helps keep it safe. If the octopus grabs a prey item that emits light, that light may attract predators that might then eat the octopus," she explained.

From Barron's May 25, 2026

We’re almost out of the room when a squeak emits from the pantry, an un-oiled, plaintive sound.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

A June study by Allianz Trade estimated the centers emitted 286 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2025.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

Heatwaves are expected to become more frequent, more intense and longer-lasting the more greenhouse gases are emitted.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Industrial fires release far more materials than the burned wood smoke that is emitted during wildfires.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

The bloc’s carbon border adjustment mechanism adds a charge for certain imports based on the greenhouse gases that were emitted in their production.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

At the sound, Bertha spread her flightless wings into a threatening arch and emitted a long, furious hiss.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

Every summer, female glow worms put on a remarkable display, emitting a bright green light to attract males.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

The cells operate independent of traditional power grids and are highly efficient, Bloom says, emitting only heat and clean water.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

Inside, fire officials said, corrugated steel walls are filled with very dense foam that has been burning slowly and emitting gases despite ongoing water drops from helicopters.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

And more than 70 had faced formal enforcement action in the past five years by the EPA for violations such as emitting contaminants above regulatory limits and failing to properly track facilities’ pollution.

From Salon May 10, 2026

I tear my eyes away and fix them onto translucent holograms emitting from small pucks on the ground, positioned at the corners of some of these tents.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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