stemmed

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The dispute stemmed from a fast-tracked special legislative session last fall.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

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

John Maclean, from the UK Meteor Network, said the meteor was not connected to any astronomical event, and likely stemmed from a larger asteroid.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The Los Angeles County medical examiner said the cause of death stemmed from the combined effects of physical exertion, environmental heat exposure, blunt trauma and COVID-19 infection.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

I once saw pictures of two blonde girls, laughing and making faces at each other, and it all looked very friendly and usual, except that their two necks stemmed out of a single body.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin