stemmed

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In the past, I was an anxious person, and that stemmed from having too much free time.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Boutcher said his concerns about adequate police resourcing stemmed from how officers managed the case of extreme online abuser Alexander McCartney.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The Justice Department’s struggle to appoint U.S. attorneys stemmed from a mix of obstinance and incompetence.

From Slate • Mar. 24, 2026

The lawsuit stemmed from Musk’s tumultuous, on-and-off attempt to acquire the social-media platform—which he later rebranded as X—in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

I once saw pictures of two blonde girls, laughing and making faces at each other, and it all looked very friendly and usual, except that their two necks stemmed out of a single body.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin