stem
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He was quoted by local media as saying that "almost all of these issues stem from the use of mobile phones and social media", and vowed to look into stricter measures.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
The animals' muscles initially looked normal, but their supply of muscle stem cells gradually decreased.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
In southeastern France, firefighters had overnight managed to stem the advance of a fast-moving blaze that started on Friday in the Var region.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Some protesters tried to stem his bleeding with items of clothing, hailed a passing vehicle and took him to Lady Hardinge hospital.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
“I said…,” Ragginold drawled, his jaw working steadily on the dandelion stem, “… the fox had a mom.”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Cook told analysts the constraints stemmed from unexpectedly strong demand for the iPhone and Mac.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
The decline in June stemmed from falling oil prices after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a tenuous truce to hold peace talks.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
The fight over finances allegedly stemmed from a January 2025 car crash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The risk of partial collapse likely stemmed from the weight of an addition at the top of the building, according to the project’s developer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
It stemmed from a lucidity that lies beyond rage.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
But there are several different efforts racing to develop a vaccine for the previously rare strain in the hope of stemming the escalating outbreak.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Net income dropped 51.4% from a year ago to $604 million, but that decline included an $891 million charge mostly for severance costs stemming from the Driver Choice Program.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Evidence read in court on Monday showed threats Celeste made to Burke on 22 April 2025, stemming from arguments about his friendship with another girl.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
He remains in the Cy Young conversation, despite pitching only 85 ⅔ innings in the first half because of the Dodgers’ six-man rotation and a missed start stemming from an irritated left knee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Great Plains, and when farmers stemming ultimately from China emigrated to the Chatham Islands, the rain forests of Borneo, or the volcanic soils of Java or Hawaii.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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