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stem

[stem] / stɛm /






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Some of these fears stem from science fiction portrayals of AI, while others are rooted in potential job displacement or ethical considerations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

His debut piece for Coachella captured a pastel desert with a giant California poppy-turned-Venus flytrap, its long stem ending in a stylus on a record player rooted in a tree stump.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Madagascar is among several African countries taking urgent action to stem the affects of these disruptions.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

"We didn't want to impact the spermatogonial stem cells, because if you kill those, a man will never become fertile again," Cohen said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

Quickly, the five hundred and second seagull was caught and harnessed to the peach stem...

From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl




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