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stem

[stem] / stɛm /






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Current tech layoffs stem from pandemic over-hiring, slower growth, and margin pressure, not AI replacing jobs.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

The federal government’s response was urgently needed, he said, “to basically stem the crisis for a year.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Under healthy conditions, these stem cells can renew themselves and create a balanced mix of blood cells.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

“If you have a privacy law and an ability for people to better control what information the companies are collecting on them, that may actually stem some of this harm.”

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

Bands along the stem were carefully beaded in black and yellow.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich




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