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emit

[ih-mit] / ɪˈmɪt /


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The ARK software engine can work out what objects are by identifying the unique light signature they emit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

But the majority - 86% - are in a degraded condition, meaning they emit rather than store carbon.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The googly-eyed robots slow down near pedestrians and stop entirely if proximity becomes too close, emit a running sound for audibility, and use 360-degree lights at night to appear in the peripheral vision of humans.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The EPA offices routinely relied on them to set the amount of a particular chemical that industrial facilities are allowed to emit.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

However, when I did the calculation, I found, to my surprise and annoyance, that even non-rotating black holes should apparently create and emit particles at a steady rate.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking




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