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As it is caused by prolonged, unmanaged stress, it can stem from any persistent, demanding role or responsibility.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
The Agriculture Department said in July it would reopen ports along the U.S.-Mexico border that had been closed to stem the spread of New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Their CO2 emissions mainly stem from the natural gas plants that power them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
The efforts speaks to the increasingly stringent — and desperate — measures public agencies and lawmakers in California are attempting in order to stem a troubling rise in e-bike incidents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
"The begonia is not well," she answers, stroking one plump bud near its stem.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
It stemmed from a previous discussion between Macron and bin Salman about their shared passion for Japanese comics, "in particular Dragon Ball Z," advisers to the president told reporters on Monday.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
The ruling stemmed from a challenge to the authority of Nevada’s top federal prosecutor, Sigal Chattah, whom the Justice Department had designated “first assistant” U.S. attorney.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Others pointed to lengthy investing track records when launching hedge funds or venture-capital funds; Aschenbrenner’s stature stemmed from a 165-page essay in 2024, “Situational Awareness: The Decade Ahead,” that foresaw the path of AI’s development.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Some of the enthusiasm around consumer spending in the first half of 2026 stemmed from tax refunds, Hatzius said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
It was crudely atmospheric, emodonal, intuitively psychological, and stemmed from pure feeling.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
He added that the growth acceleration is also stemming from other products including Snowflake Notebooks, a digital notebook that helps users write code and work with data.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Tiger Woods had his driver's license suspended for five years on Wednesday after reaching a plea agreement in a case stemming from a rollover car crash in Florida in March.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
The brokerage also factors in the company’s product-mix improvements stemming from increased sales of materials for European electric-vehicle applications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Filippo Marchino, an attorney with the X-Law Group who represented Danbom, said he believed the $28-million payout, awarded Aug. 13, was the largest verdict in California stemming from a below-the-knee amputation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
In Jackson Park Burnham faced repeated interruptions stemming from his de facto role as ambassador to the outside world, charged with cultivating goodwill and future attendance.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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