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emanate

[em-uh-nayt] / ΛˆΙ›m Ι™ΛŒneΙͺt /


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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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The production features a fusion of reggaeton drum patterns and syncopated kicks with the Middle Eastern darbuka, as well as violins, which softly emanate a minor microtonal scale in the background.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

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

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

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

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

The messaging that emanates from these figures steers people away from the traditional work ethic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

This stark warning emanates from one of Wall Street’s most respected commentators, Bank of America chief equity strategist Michael Hartnett.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026

Pablo Santiago’s lighting and Aaron Rhyne’s projections lend the production a dreamlike fluidity, ideal for a play that emanates as much from Salieri’s memory as from his unconscious.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026

You are wrong if you think Joy emanates only or principally from human relationships.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

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

In recent weeks, most agree that selling pressure has emanated not just from mortgage bondholders but also from investors in U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 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

There are the standards Salah helped to set that emanated through the club in his and Liverpool's quest for greatness.

From BBC ● May 23, 2026

Her face was right up against Hazel’s now, enough so that Hazel could smell the odor of decay that emanated from her.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

In a separate security challenge, Pakistan has blamed an increase in attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the southern border province of Balochistan on militancy emanating from Afghanistan.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 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

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

As the crystal pillars loomed larger, I started to feel the power emanating from the next room.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan


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