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stemmed

verb as in come from

verb as in prevent, stop

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The Jewish prohibition against the worship of material idols, for example, stemmed from their respect for the human person as a the true “idol” or image of God.

The change stemmed from Xi’s unusual move to push back the previous conclave, the Third Plenum, from its expected date of fall 2023 to the summer of last year.

That economic resilience has stemmed in part from oil being only partially targeted to prevent a surge in global prices.

All charges, including the most recent ones, stemmed from posts he made on Facebook.

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This helped her understand that the toxic elements of her drive to impress stemmed from her childhood in foster care.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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