- plural of emission.
emissions
Example Sentences
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More than 90 percent of excess heat trapped by greenhouse gas emissions has been absorbed by the oceans, sparing land from warming but at severe cost to marine life, reefs and coastal communities.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
If that's correct, the same emissions could produce more warming than we expected.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
These special permissions gave California the authority to regulate CO2 emissions and pollutants from cargo ships, oil tankers, fishing vessels, lawn mowers, chain saws, and more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Virginia Commonwealth University Associate Prof. Damian Pitt and his associates found that emissions from data centers’ generators in Northern Virginia increased significantly between 2015 and 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Their counter clicked; there were emissions just above the background level of radioactivity, but that was enough.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
