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emanate

[em-uh-nayt] / 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

In one case, researchers saw a large methane plume appear to emanate from Newby Island Landfill in San José and drift into a nearby residential neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025

Specifically, she never clarifies for us whether the threats faced by her characters are external and real, or whether they emanate from deep within themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025

First she went back to the parlor, from which a strained, piggylike squealing sound continued to emanate at regular intervals.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

“And so there’s a way in which we’re taking the collection very far from home, but in a setting that really emanates the DNA of Los Angeles.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

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

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

The most pressing issue emanates from Iran, which was the late February catalyst for the shaky performance.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

Katherine's smile reveals none of the discomfort that emanates from her.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

Most provocative are the thousands of small seismic tremors that emanated from the area of the slide in the days prior to the mountainside collapsing.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

"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 stairwell was lined with stones and a sour smell emanated from below.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

This conversation, which took place in a backstage trailer vibrating from the country and hip-hop tunes emanating from nearby stages, has been edited for length and clarity.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

Of course the playwright has prepared the way, but the wayward emotions emanating from these inwardly glowing performances are refreshing in work that has the crisp, circumscribed elegance of a mathematical proof.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

"This underscores the resiliency of the economy in the face of the energy price shock emanating from the war in the Middle East."

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 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

The dome wasn’t just keeping out the wind, Jack felt heat emanating off it.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley


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