stemmed
Example Sentences
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Those charges stemmed from a dispute involving his girlfriend at the time.
From Los Angeles Times
The accident stemmed from equipment failure and compounding human missteps.
The charges stemmed from a plot to cover up a hush-money payment to an adult film star in the waning days of the 2016 election.
From BBC
Part of Soboroff’s anxiousness stemmed from an incident just a week earlier: He and his wife awoke around 1:30 a.m. on New Year’s Day to a brush fire burning on a nearby ridge.
From Los Angeles Times
The conviction stemmed from Trump's attempt to disguise a reimbursement for a $130,000 hush-money payment made to an adult film star, who said she had a past sexual encounter with Trump.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
