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stem

[stem] / stɛm /






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Eero Saarinen produced the molded-fiberglass Pedestal chair, sweeping the seat and stem into a single sculptural form intended to eliminate what he called the “slum of legs” beneath tables and chairs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

To stem the fall, the RBI has rolled out an array of moves to woo dollar inflows, including a deposit scheme for the Indian diaspora that raked in around $127 billion.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

"Having more stem cells means that when you injure the small intestine, it can repair itself better, but the downside is that having more active stem cells can lead to tumor formation," Yilmaz says.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

The 40-year-old, who had just come back from holiday, had suffered a brain stem stroke.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

I took several deep breaths and clenched my hands to stem their trembling.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

McLaughlin said his love of the outdoors stemmed from childhood.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Powers said Monday that PepsiCo’s current problems stemmed from its overaggressive price increases on snacks in North America during and after the pandemic.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Not all of the recent cancellations stemmed from funding concerns.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

And because people with FTD retain some “cognitive horsepower,” as the FTD researcher Bruce Miller explains, Jenny’s newer acquaintances did not know that some of her personality traits stemmed from an illness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Sula was a heavy brown with large quiet eyes, one of which featured a birthmark that spread from the middle of the lid toward the eyebrow, shaped something like a stemmed rose.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison

Policymakers continued to see inflationary risks stemming from AI investments, improving pricing power, higher inflation expectations and demand for skilled labor, Danske Bank analyst Jens Peter Sorensen says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The deal removes the overhang stemming from M&A uncertainty and should support the share price.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

If it stands, the payout would be the latest in a series of large legal settlements stemming from police shootings, many of which involved people in crisis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Speakers criticized the potential job losses stemming from the combination of two major studios.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 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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