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emanate

[em-uh-neyt] / 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

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

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

She crawls along the center beam, from which the narrow planks of flooring emanate, toward the stone bulk of the chimney at the far end.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Mr. Simms, a historian at the University of Cambridge, is no sentimentalist, and the tone of his book emanates a bracing realism.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

The pungent smell of death emanates from the Caracas morgue, an odour that thousands of liters of donated chlorine cannot mask.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 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

The light emanates from a large bonfire in the center of the courtyard.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Additionally, 85 million pounds of food thawed, burned and spoiled inside, creating a terrible smell that emanated from the property.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 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

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

Up on stage, the actors stood frozen, staring at a flickering light that emanated from a far corner of the theater as the feathered microraptors shrieked and scattered.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

You continue to wander, and hear a cheerful female voice emanating from the enormous onstage speakers to inform everyone that water is available for purchase at any of the bar tents for just $4.

From Slate Jun. 16, 2026

A handful of works by modern and contemporary artists make their case for a broader influence emanating from our two main subjects.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

Many consumer discretionary companies are confronting higher costs emanating from the oil-price shock.

From Barron's May 14, 2026

The driver was later arrested "and there is currently no further danger emanating from him", according to police.

From BBC May 4, 2026

There was still some residual smoke emanating from Mrs. Hobart’s neck.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti




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