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emit

[ih-mit] / ɪˈmɪt /


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In another dry sauna, they heat boulders overnight so they emit heat continuously.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Startups are using gene editing and sensors to make plants emit optical signals or change colors when they are under stress from pests or disease.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

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

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

The green silk made a rippling whisper as she slid it into her hair—a whisper that could easily have been Hannah’s chuckle, a soft slow nasal hiss she used to emit when something amused her.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison

Sea ice emits more microwave energy than liquid water, producing a recognizable contrast in satellite observations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

The river also emits airborne toxins including noxious hydrogen sulfide gas, which causes asthma, headaches and other ailments in neighboring communities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Caputo said that phenomenon was expected and normal, because when the Sun is in its more active cyclical stages, it emits more particles and causes an expansion of Earth's atmosphere.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

They won’t buy a television, like everyone else, because my father says it turns you into a cretin and emits harmful radiation and subliminal messages as well.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

According to Wu, their emitted light is roughly 150 times brighter than that of upconversion nanoparticles that have not been dye-sensitized.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Manufacturers also claimed their engines emitted less CO2 - although the green credentials have been challenged because they also release unburnt methane which is itself a very powerful greenhouse gas.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 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

It was so massive, it emitted its own gravitational field.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

Researchers from the University of Strathclyde and Durham University have developed a proposed detection technique that uses molecules capable of emitting light with distinct left and right-handed properties.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

One local resident captured dramatic footage of the fire at its peak, with explosive bangs emitting from an area engulfed in flames.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

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

Peatland fires, common in the area, generally smoulder and spread under the soil for weeks or months, emitting huge quantities of smoke and only rarely causing surface blazes.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

Her eyes were emitting so much light they’d gone supernova.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon


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