emit
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“Reservoirs constitute an important source of methane,” said John Harrison, a professor at Washington State University’s School of the Environment who studies the greenhouse gases that reservoirs emit.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
The suit claims xAI’s 27 turbines emit nitrogen oxides and formaldehyde, linked to asthma, heart problems, and cancers.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Under the EU’s emissions-trading system, or ETS, companies whose operations emit climate-changing carbon dioxide must pay for a permit for each metric ton they emit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
By adjusting their chemical makeup, scientists can control the wavelengths of light the crystals absorb and emit, a property known as the bandgap.
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
A conch shell is repeatedly tapped and passed around, but no one in the room is able to get it to emit a sound.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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