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emerge

[ih-murj] / ɪˈmɜrdʒ /


Usage

What are other ways to say emerge? 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. Emanate is used of intangible things, as light or ideas, spreading from a source: Rumors often emanate from irresponsible persons. 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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While MS’s recent survey indicates a delay in commercial deployment, the bank thinks component demand could emerge faster, supported by more pilot projects as integrators rush to accumulate real-world data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Meanwhile, a picture starts to emerge as letters with different names and addresses - all miles outside the area - are fished out and photographed.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

The scientists also identified important differences in when certain progenitor cell characteristics and behaviors emerge during development.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Figures emerge from his signature black background, their silhouettes resolving and dissolving amid legato drips and vigorous brushwork.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Nathan turned around quickly and saw Uncle Jet emerge from the dark interior.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

Add to this one that emerges from a different patrimony: the rise of Notre-Dame Cathedral from the ashes of a devastating fire, exactly as the people wanted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Even intelligence agencies struggle to obtain reliable information, and much of what emerges is heavily caveated as unverified or highly likely rather than confirmed fact.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Redoing the math, the truth emerges that they had $155,000 available, from which they could pay for their retirement funds, child care, cars, vacations, charitable contributions and miscellaneous expenses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

“What emerges from this shakeout, in some sense, I think the jury is still out.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Then the English translation of the letter emerges.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

Janus, which was recently taken private by Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund Management and venture-capital firm General Catalyst, has emerged as a major player in tokenization.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Since it first emerged half a century ago, Ebola has killed more than 15,000 people across Africa.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

But witnessing the shuttle upright — an idea that emerged out of a Science Center master plan over 30 years ago — is an entirely different thing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

These structures emerged from the rhizosphere, the region of soil surrounding plant roots, and appeared to belong to an unidentified member of the ascomycete fungi.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

More of the whale emerged from the darkness until something sparkled in the sunlight.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

As AI agents process the mass of data emerging from particle accelerators, the cosmos and the natural world, how do we know they are getting it right?

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Anchored, via just eight bolts, to a concrete pad a floor below the ground, it’s a mesmerizing monument that feels as if it’s emerging from the earth to burst into space.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

However, he expects Brent oil futures would need to hit $150 a barrel before uncontrolled demand destruction would set in and slash demand in emerging Asian economies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Throughout the mid-1990s and 2000s, a series of cyberattacks rocked the federal government, demonstrating the emerging threat.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

The four bases protruded out from the backbone, like leaves emerging out of the tendril of ivy.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee


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