stem the tide

Frequency: 5.54.2 per million words

to stop a negative trend from continuing

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Examples (10)

  • The government is trying to stem the tide of rising unemployment.
  • New policies were introduced to stem the tide of inflation.
  • It's difficult to stem the tide of public anger after the scandal.
  • The organization works to stem the tide of illegal immigration.
  • We need to find a way to stem the tide of misinformation online.
  • Despite their efforts, they couldn't stem the tide of economic recession.
  • The military was deployed to stem the tide of rebellion.
  • Environmentalists are campaigning to stem the tide of plastic pollution.
  • The new law aims to stem the tide of violent crime in the city.
  • It's a challenging task to stem the tide of changing fashion trends.