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The phrase "appears to stem" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when suggesting that something seems to originate from a particular source or cause.
Example: "The issue appears to stem from a lack of communication between departments."
Alternatives: "seems to originate" or "appears to derive".
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The linking of Makani's appearance with the American cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants appears to stem from the fact that he was wearing lurid yellow trousers.
Whether deliberate or accidental, Mr. Koizumi's ambiguity appears to stem from a variety of causes.
Some of that belief appears to stem from a lack of faith in copyright.
Some of the furor, however, appears to stem from Mr. Descoings's effort to transform the institution.
But this professional surrender, ironically, appears to stem from the very best of intentions.
His animus appears to stem from my review of Albert Fried's study of John Brown, published in 1978.
Yet this appears to stem mainly from specific discontents about the way that public services have been privatised.
Part of the frustration appears to stem from the lack of an effort to address the differences.
The case appears to stem from a dispute in Broma, a village in Kratie Province, in Cambodia's heavily forested northeast.
Much of the difference among counties, he said, appears to stem from differences in things like tobacco and alcohol use, obesity, high blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
Much of the recent negative publicity towards drones appears to stem from a very small selection of hobbyists who give the industry a bad name.
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