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stem

[stem] / stɛm /






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Officials have also limited outbound investment and sought to stem the flow of money overseas from the corporate sector and wealthy class in recent months.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

As the engineered stem cells mature, they do not develop the random collection of natural T cell receptors normally found on donor T cells.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

Community activist Tommy Comerford was part of a local group that began pursuing the idea of building a golf resort in the 1990s, hoping to create jobs and stem economic decline.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

In a study published in Cell Reports Medicine, the scientists describe a scalable method for making consistent batches of cancer-targeting T cells from blood stem cells obtained from donated cord blood.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

Curious, Celia picks a frosted peony from its branch, the stem breaking easily.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Artificial-intelligence stocks have stemmed the bleeding, after a selloff on Monday spurred by concerns that major model creators would start taking a more disciplined approach to AI development and spending.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

The first minister said much of the history of the last 25 years "stemmed from that event".

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

In 2022, the shock stemmed from an EU policy decision to reduce reliance on Russian gas, which at the time provided 45 percent of the bloc's requirements, according to Schroer.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

The federal appellate court ruling stemmed from a challenge to the authority of Nevada’s top federal prosecutor, Sigal Chattah, whom the Justice Department had designated “first assistant” U.S. attorney.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

A silent young man dressed in a white tunic offers us all stemmed glasses of wine.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

Polymarket also has been trying to fix other problems stemming from the minimal testing it had done before rolling out new features.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

His homeowners association fees have been creeping up to nearly $470 per month, and that’s on top of expenses stemming from special assessments he’s had to cough up.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

Our article shows that racial health disparities come from both differences in exposure to environmental stressors and different underlying vulnerability stemming from, for instance, genetics or access to healthcare.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

A CNN report recently took a look at other, more recent injuries allegedly stemming from the attraction.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

I’d been thinking a day at the fair would be a welcome change, but I just shrugged and went on stemming gooseberries.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck




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