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emanation

[em-uh-ney-shuhn] / ˌɛm əˈneɪ ʃən /


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“The form of the danger is an emanation of energy. The danger is unleashed only if you substantially disturb this place physically. This place is best shunned and left uninhabited.”

From Salon Jun. 2, 2024

In the first “Symphony in White,” she seems vulnerable and defenseless, her arms held loosely at her sides, her stance retiring, her presence registering as an emanation from the white curtain behind her.

From Washington Post Jul. 14, 2022

These were pre-Hispanic ingredients — old Aztec flavors, one imagined — many new to me in texture and taste, and, as such, they felt like an emanation of the culinary history of the land.

From New York Times Nov. 11, 2021

“Chills and fever have been attributed for ages to ‘miasm,’ an emanation from the earth so subtle that the ablest chemist was not able to detect it.

From Scientific American Nov. 6, 2021

“That phases out laser emanation and spreads the beam into ordinary light.”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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