stem the tide
idiom
: to stop something from continuing and increasing
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We have to do something to stem the tide of violence.
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Delaware lawmakers are scrambling to stem the tide, but the larger question looms: Is this the beginning of the end of the state’s corporate supremacy?
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Jeff Jacobs, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Until the United States and Mexico confront these uncomfortable truths, no lawsuit will stem the tide of cartel violence.
—Peter J. Forcelli, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
But the unions don’t think that California tax incentives alone can stem the tide of runaway production.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
That might help, several execs said, but not enough to stem the tide.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025
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Jeff Jacobs, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Until the United States and Mexico confront these uncomfortable truths, no lawsuit will stem the tide of cartel violence.
—Peter J. Forcelli, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
But the unions don’t think that California tax incentives alone can stem the tide of runaway production.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
That might help, several execs said, but not enough to stem the tide.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025
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“Stem the tide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stem%20the%20tide. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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