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emanate

[em-uh-nayt] / 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

On the sidewalk, generations play spades in the shade and the joyful screams of children emanate from a custom bouncy house adorned with an Egyptian pharaoh bust.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 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

Specifically, she never clarifies for us whether the threats faced by her characters are external and real, or whether they emanate from deep within themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 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

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

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

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

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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

There was a palpable kindness that emanated throughout, as though every employee was working in her honor, whether performing in a show alongside her blood relatives or selling bedazzled tank tops.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

"This agency actually emanated and found itself in the budget from the executive," he said - meaning it came from within the president's own side of government, not from parliament.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 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

For a few moments nothing but white noise emanated from the micro speakers, then Artemis heard the sharp click of a mike button.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

Like his character in “Curb,” Mr. David has been reluctant to tolerate life’s small idiocies—or the larger ones he perceives emanating from network and production-company honchos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

This conversation, which took place in a backstage trailer vibrating from the country and hip-hop tunes emanating from nearby stages, has been edited for length and clarity.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

The two inspectors “noted the particular odor emanating from the dumping of putrescent food waste,” according to the notice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

Pakistan has previously blamed the violence in border provinces on militant activity emanating from Afghanistan.

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

The witch’s eyes and head bobbed side to side, following the light emanating from the ear pendant much like a cobra follows the movement of a charmer’s flute.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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