stem
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South Korea’s Finance Ministry has temporarily loosened collateral rules for brokerage firms to stem excessive selling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
Pędziwiatr said his colleague, who has been named by local media as Dr Mateusz Wierdak, used his hand to stem the bleeding from the most severely injured policeman, allowing time for an ambulance to arrive.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
"You can dangle some money in our face, it doesn't mean we're going to give away our resources and deal with the environmental issues that stem from" data centers, he said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
Even if the body continues producing HGF, chemical changes may prevent the protein from properly activating the stem cells needed for tissue repair.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
“This is a most unfortunate affair, and will probably be much talked of. But we must stem the tide of malice, and pour into the wounded bosoms of each other the balm of sisterly consolation.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
The loss stemmed mostly from non-cash accounting charges linked to the company’s rising valuation, the filing showed.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
The latest back and forth between Trump and Maher stemmed from a mid-October White House dinner with ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith and musician Kid Rock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
Betancourt’s legal problems stemmed from his role in troubled Venezuelan energy projects during the corrupt rule of former President Hugo Chávez.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
He believes the issue stemmed from the "extremely broad" scope of responsibility they were given.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
As Malloy saw it, all his troubles stemmed from the one fight in which he took a dive.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
Now, he faces felony charges stemming from the undercover operation.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026
Another marriage stemming from the great “Good Morning America” cheating scandal of 2022 is imminent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
The key driver is rising net interest income stemming from healthy loan growth and decent net interest margin, the analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Jair Bolsonaro is serving his sentence under house arrest for health reasons stemming from a stab wound he suffered in 2018 during the campaign in which he was elected president.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
The immediate causes of that language replacement were the advantages in technology and political organization, stemming ultimately from the advantage of an early rise of food production, that invading Europeans held over Native Americans.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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