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emit

[ih-mit] / ɪˈmɪt /


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But on the central point, the science is clear: the more greenhouse gases we emit, the warmer the planet will become.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

If the data centers have bright lights and emit a lot of noise because of their cooling fans, “it changes the relatively quiet residential environment into something that’s constantly loud,” he said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

Another has each qubit emit a photon, with the two photons then matched in an effort to generate entanglement.

From Science Daily Aug. 31, 2026

Alongside greenhouse gases, gas plants emit fine particulate matter, linked to a range of heart and lung problems; nitrogen oxides, which aggravate respiratory disease; and hazardous air pollutants including mercury, formaldehyde and benzene.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

On the exposed rocks the starfish emit semen and eggs from between their rays.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

Page also points out that, whether on fire or not, a drained peatland emits carbon dioxide into the atmosphere "all of the time".

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

After more than three months of burning that year, Indonesia's fires had emitted 1.75 billion tons of greenhouse gas equivalents -- more than Japan emits in an entire year.

From Science Daily Sep. 6, 2026

Lined with refrigerator-sized server systems, the room emits a low roar from its cooling systems and allows potential customers to remotely access and try out Etched’s chips.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

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

A stationary source of sound or light emits a set of spherical waves.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

He emitted an air of great seriousness while also seeming nearly egoless.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

The groups accuse the company of not disclosing all chemicals emitted during the fire, posing health risks for local residents.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2026

They say 99% of the carbon emitted by the airport is from planes, and have urged council leaders to reject plans to allow the airport to expand its flights.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Because the heat is emitted unevenly, it produces a tiny push that can slowly change the asteroid's orbit over millions of years.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

But the ancients, including no less a figure than Euclid, believed that we see by virtue of rays somehow emitted by the eye and tangibly, actively contacting the object observed.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Countries are investing in new power projects to meet energy security goals and phase out fossil fuels such as coal, which are blamed for emitting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Barrels of chemicals and partially finished product had been left in the shed as evidence, still emitting choking vapours when AFP visited.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

Corporal Joshua Swisher was conducting a traffic stop on a motorway when he was alerted to a nearby vehicle emitting smoke.

From BBC Jul. 21, 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

They are inundated with music emitting from a wide array of electronic devices, toys, and computers offering a limitless number of musical selections.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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