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Time-varying equivalence ratio was measured optically, time-varying temperatures were measured with thermocouples, and mean NO<sub>x</sub> emissions were measured by probe sampling and a chemiluminescent analyzer. These measurements quantify the effect of temporal unsteadiness and spatial nonuniformity of equivalence ratio on NO<sub>x</sub> emissions. For lean flames, both spatial nonuniformities and temporal fluctuations in equivalence ratio contribute to an increase in NO<sub>x</sub> emissions with respect to steady uniform flames at the same mean flame temperatures. For lean flames, higher amplitude temperature fluctuations result in larger increases in NO<sub>x</sub> with respect to steady flames. 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