stem the tide
idiom
: to stop something from continuing and increasing
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We have to do something to stem the tide of violence.
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It was established by state lawmakers in 2018 as a way to help stem the tide of mental illness in jails and prisons, usually by dismissing cases and offering treatment for the underlying conditions behind a defendant’s arrest.
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Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 20 June 2024
Never reaching for melodrama, A Small Light is moving dramatic television, a reminder of the responsibility people share when faced with the potential to stem the tide of evil in this world.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2024
Observing a surge in Asian hate crimes and misunderstandings, Diana Weiping Ding took action to bring communities together to stem the tide.
—Mylene Stolpe, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024
The attempts by college presidents to stem the tide of antisemitism on their campuses -- particularly with the rise of virulent and sometimes violent actions after the October 7, 2023, Hamas terror invasion into Israel -- appear slapdash at best, complicit at worst.
—Bonnie Glick, National Review, 19 Apr. 2024
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Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 20 June 2024
Never reaching for melodrama, A Small Light is moving dramatic television, a reminder of the responsibility people share when faced with the potential to stem the tide of evil in this world.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2024
Observing a surge in Asian hate crimes and misunderstandings, Diana Weiping Ding took action to bring communities together to stem the tide.
—Mylene Stolpe, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024
The attempts by college presidents to stem the tide of antisemitism on their campuses -- particularly with the rise of virulent and sometimes violent actions after the October 7, 2023, Hamas terror invasion into Israel -- appear slapdash at best, complicit at worst.
—Bonnie Glick, National Review, 19 Apr. 2024
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