stemmed
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The company at the time faced criticism that the problems stemmed from a culture that chased quick payoffs while short-changing safety.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 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
The since-dismissed charges stemmed from his alleged behavior with two actors, who are brothers, on the set of the Fox crime drama “The Cleaning Lady.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
The case stemmed from Swisscom’s plans, set out at the beginning of 2020, to expand its fiber-optic network.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
It is not the case that all cultural advances in East Asia stemmed from China and that Koreans, Japanese, and tropical Southeast Asians were noninventive barbarians who contributed nothing.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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