stem from

phrasal verb

stemmed from; stemming from; stems from
: to be caused by (something or someone) : to come from (something or someone)
Most of her health problems stem from an accident she had when she was younger.
His love of the outdoors stems from his father.

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All of Beaton’s extravagance, artifice and pretence stemmed from him trying to become something he was never born into. Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025 Because there's a lot of beauty that can stem from such tragic times. Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025 Much of Moreas’s difficulty stems from a shrinking pool of skilled labor in the health care workforce. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025 From Maverick Records to Stationhead The idea for Stationhead stems from Starr’s own path as an artist. Bryan West, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stem from

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“Stem from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stem%20from. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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