stem the tide
idiom
: to stop something from continuing and increasing
—+ of
We have to do something to stem the tide of violence.
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Los Angeles is making some headway with its plans to stem the tide of mid-budget productions moving to other cities in America.
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Peter White, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2025
Seeking to stem the tide of falling oil prices, PIF has reportedly scaled back or cut various projects.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Presidential health throughout history There were multiple scandals before presidents began releasing annual physicals in the late 1970s, though issuing them hasn’t done much to stem the tide of rumors and whispers in the years since.
—Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2025
But after stumbling its way through the first eight games of the Muss era, here was a chance, in its Big Ten debut, for USC to stem the tide of those early-season struggles.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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Peter White, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2025
Seeking to stem the tide of falling oil prices, PIF has reportedly scaled back or cut various projects.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Presidential health throughout history There were multiple scandals before presidents began releasing annual physicals in the late 1970s, though issuing them hasn’t done much to stem the tide of rumors and whispers in the years since.
—Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2025
But after stumbling its way through the first eight games of the Muss era, here was a chance, in its Big Ten debut, for USC to stem the tide of those early-season struggles.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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