emanate
verb (used without object)
to flow out, issue, or proceed, as from a source or origin; come forth; originate.
had been emanating
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past perfect progressiveof emanate.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Dark warnings had been emanating from Moscow for years, but this possibility seemed especially twisted.
From Washington Post
