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emergent

[ih-mur-juhnt] / ɪˈmɜr dʒənt /


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Under an existing MOU, “Sheriff’s personnel respond to critical or emergent incidents when requested and when our resources or capabilities would be better equipped to address dynamic situations,” it said, the statement said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

“This year’s survey reveals an emergent trend of central banks increasingly looking to diversify gold vaulting locations,” the WGC said Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

Among these were 54 rare or "emergent" inheritance events that were absent in both parents.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

The monitor Netblocks said on Tuesday that "traffic on select platforms points to an emergent strategy of whitelisting", in which selected users, entities or services are allowed to bypass restrictions.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

As a result, small changes at a lower level of organization can lead to emergent changes at a higher level.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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