emit
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But on the central point, the science is clear: the more greenhouse gases we emit, the warmer the planet will become.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
If the data centers have bright lights and emit a lot of noise because of their cooling fans, “it changes the relatively quiet residential environment into something that’s constantly loud,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
Another has each qubit emit a photon, with the two photons then matched in an effort to generate entanglement.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
Alongside greenhouse gases, gas plants emit fine particulate matter, linked to a range of heart and lung problems; nitrogen oxides, which aggravate respiratory disease; and hazardous air pollutants including mercury, formaldehyde and benzene.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
On the exposed rocks the starfish emit semen and eggs from between their rays.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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Page also points out that, whether on fire or not, a drained peatland emits carbon dioxide into the atmosphere "all of the time".
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
After more than three months of burning that year, Indonesia's fires had emitted 1.75 billion tons of greenhouse gas equivalents -- more than Japan emits in an entire year.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
Lined with refrigerator-sized server systems, the room emits a low roar from its cooling systems and allows potential customers to remotely access and try out Etched’s chips.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
A single advanced chip fab can draw enormous amounts of water and electricity, and chip production as a whole emits well over 100 million tons of carbon equivalent a year.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
A stationary source of sound or light emits a set of spherical waves.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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He emitted an air of great seriousness while also seeming nearly egoless.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The groups accuse the company of not disclosing all chemicals emitted during the fire, posing health risks for local residents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
They say 99% of the carbon emitted by the airport is from planes, and have urged council leaders to reject plans to allow the airport to expand its flights.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Because the heat is emitted unevenly, it produces a tiny push that can slowly change the asteroid's orbit over millions of years.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
But the ancients, including no less a figure than Euclid, believed that we see by virtue of rays somehow emitted by the eye and tangibly, actively contacting the object observed.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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Countries are investing in new power projects to meet energy security goals and phase out fossil fuels such as coal, which are blamed for emitting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Barrels of chemicals and partially finished product had been left in the shed as evidence, still emitting choking vapours when AFP visited.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Corporal Joshua Swisher was conducting a traffic stop on a motorway when he was alerted to a nearby vehicle emitting smoke.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Inside, fire officials said, corrugated steel walls are filled with very dense foam that has been burning slowly and emitting gases despite ongoing water drops from helicopters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
They are inundated with music emitting from a wide array of electronic devices, toys, and computers offering a limitless number of musical selections.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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