stemming

"to stem cherries; to stem tobacco leaves"

"The current crisis stems from the short-sighted politics of the previous government."

""Many families in the region proudly trace their lineage, stemming from the original settlers of the town." "

"The small sailboat was stemming the strong current to reach the opposite shore of the lake. "

"The pirate ship stemmed the merchant vessel, causing significant damage. "

"The miner was carefully stemming the clay into the blasting hole to contain the explosion. "

"to stem a tide"

"As the beginner skier gained speed, she started stemming to slow down and avoid crashing into the other skiers. "

"The small sailboat struggled, its slow progress due to the relentless stemming of the powerful outgoing tide. "

"The accuracy of a search engine often relies on effective stemming, allowing it to match "running," "runs," and "ran" to the root word "run." "

"The search engine improved its accuracy by implementing stemming, allowing users to find information regardless of whether they searched for "run," "running," or "ran." "

"The climber carefully maintained their stemming between the two rock faces, using their legs to push outward against each side for balance. "