as in delaying
to stop the progress or spread of (something)
efforts to stem the dramatic decline of an endangered species
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Recent Examples of stemming
And Joan and Nancy’s strained relationship — stemming back to their tumultuous childhoods with their abusive father — eventually leads Joan to seek employment elsewhere.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
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The controversy has also strained South Korea's political system, halting high-level diplomacy, rattling financial markets, and spotlighting weaknesses in its governance structure.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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The controversy has also strained South Korea's political system, halting high-level diplomacy, rattling financial markets, and spotlighting weaknesses in its governance structure.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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It can also be caused by significant stress, surgery, or stopping birth control pills.Sherri Gordon, Health, 8 Jan. 2025
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The case stemmed from a Groveland police officer in September 2020 stopping a Lyft car for speeding and tag lights that weren’t working.Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
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Even though the games are ending, the circus really won’t end with the Jets and Giants.Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
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After ending 2024 with successive Premier League defeats, Enzo Maresca’s side contrived to throw away a lead late on as Crystal Palace rallied to claim a draw at Selhurst Park.Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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Former police chief Joe Chacon, who served in the role from 2021 to 2023, nixed a plan to do so after concluding that the sidewalks were too narrow and could not safely contain the swarms of people that flock to the area on weekends.Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
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Resistant to sacrifice, the country was concluding that intelligence, integrity and mastery of the issues were not enough for presidential success.Jonathan Alter, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
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While inside, the affidavit said, Roe shoved an officer and wrapped his arm around the officer, impeding him from defending police from the rioters.Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
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Of those, 608 have been charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding law enforcement agents or officers or obstructing those officers during a civil disorder.Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
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The results show that the D18 layer has robust ion-blocking capability under thermal stress.Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2025
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Popular adult content providers, such as PornHub and their network of sites, have responded by blocking access to their sites from these locations completely, arguing that the lack of privacy and inconsistent enforcement results in less internet safety, not more.Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Stemming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stemming. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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