branching

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Yet it might be an effective means, at least in the short term, of stanching what has become an unsustainable tide fueled by human misery and ruthless traffickers.

From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2023

Lee must start by stanching the outflow of talent, said Sally Wong, chief executive of at the Hong Kong Investment Funds Association.

From Reuters • Jun. 30, 2022

But where the real fights are that matter is in ensuring that we are holding on and stanching the bleeding.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2022

On Wednesday, Boeing reiterated its plan to boost MAX production to 31 jets per month in early 2022 — a move critical to stanching the cash bleed.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2021

"I must finish my story," Judge Custis said, stanching his tears.

From The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times by Townsend, George Alfred