stem from

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The current crop of American players is often referred to as a golden generation, for reasons that mostly stem from the fact that unlike their predecessors, they have never been eliminated by Trinidad and Tobago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

A lot of the problems stem from the Covid-19 pandemic, where the rapid expansion of government spending to protect the economy, coupled with an anemic federal infrastructure to manage it, opened the door to fraudsters.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Because cats often share the same environments as their owners, researchers believe some cancer risks could stem from common environmental exposures.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

Sustained bond yield increases stem from pandemic-era borrowing, persistent deficits, and elevated inflation.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Those caveats, which stem from the properties of zero and infinity, can become very important, however.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife