stemmed

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Sales at retailers rose in April for the third month in a row, but the increase stemmed in large part from drivers spending more on gasoline because of higher prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Roughly two-thirds of March’s monthly jump stemmed from a historic 15.5% leap in gasoline sales, which was largely a reflection of higher prices rather than stronger sales volumes.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Perhaps half of the increase stemmed from a statistical snafu tied to last year’s lengthy government shutdown.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 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

Their perplexity stemmed from two related and equally perplexing phenomena.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik