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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
emit .
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Examples
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June 13, 12: 01: 45am: The first completely irrational, highly unlikely theory about how Google indexes Facebook Usernames is emitted from the ass-end of the SEO industry.
Exclusive: The Future of Facebook Usernames - Anil Dash 2009
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Man-made carbon dioxide emissions throughout human history constitute less than 0.00022 percent of the total naturally emitted from the mantle of the earth during geological history.
Think Progress » Obama explains climate science to global warming deniers. 2010
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said its investigation also has found a "possible" link between health problems reported by homeowners and a combination of hydrogen-sulfide gas emitted from the wallboard at higher levels than normal, and formaldehyde, which is commonly found in new houses.
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Fluorinated gases (or High Global Warming Potential gases): This group of gases, which includes hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride, are “synthetic, powerful greenhouse gases that are emitted from a variety of industrial processes.”
Prevention of Global Warming: Understanding The Main Causes 2009
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Martin emitted a long, low whistle of incredulity, then proceeded to resurrect and read a carbon copy of "The Palmist."
Chapter 29 2010
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Those of you who are actively watching the 2010 World Cup soccer tournament currently taking place in South Africa should be well aware of the sometimes annoying other times festive sounding BUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ that is emitted from the thousands of World Cup spectators blowing novelty horns called The Vuvuzela.
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The quantity of light emitted is 1000 times too dim for our eyes to see, but the researchers imaged the glow with special cameras.
Boing Boing 2009
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It is fenugreek, emitted from a New Jersey perfume plant.
Boing Boing 2009
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There are a trillion times more "green house gases" emitted from the volcanos in one minute that cars, industry, etc. emit in ten thousand years.
Kerry: Palin should check out 'the view from her front porch' 2009
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But there are times when the author is trying too hard to capitalize that "L", like in the scene where he himself shows up as a character; or the scene in which a single sentence runs for a page and a half, listing the multitude of sounds emitted from a bizarre piece of performance art involving Harold's estranged sister, Astrid.
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