stemmed

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The crux of the outrage surrounding Fennell’s film stemmed largely from the fact that she refused to rename her relatively loose, aesthetic-minded adaptation with a title that didn’t directly reference Emily Brontë’s novel.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

The latest assaults raise questions about the junta's ability to tackle the security crisis, despite its insistence that its strategy, foreign partnerships and increased military efforts have stemmed the jihadist threat.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

The changes stemmed in part from a desire to help disabled veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with conditions such as PTSD.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

In the past, I was an anxious person, and that stemmed from having too much free time.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

That outcome, with all of its momentous advantages for Eurasian societies, stemmed from three basic facts of mammalian geography, history, and biology.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond