emit

Example Sentences

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Power suppliers have previously been required to keep the operating rate of coal-fired thermal power stations that emit large amounts of carbon dioxide at or below 50 percent.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Natural-gas plants emit only trace amounts of sulfur dioxide.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Wide pixels, which emit light to the sides, are separated from narrow, front-pointing pixels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Young stars emit intense radiation that can strip away gases from nearby developing planets, leaving behind solid, rocky worlds.

From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2026

It aroused a lot of opposition initially because it upset the existing viewpoint: “How can a black hole emit anything?”

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