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This week we look at why more 20-somethings are eschewing the dating norms of their millennial counterparts and bringing back the dinner date.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

The money investors added to “short- and intermediate-term government bond ETFs indicates that investors are eschewing longer-term tenors in favor of the belly of the curve,” wrote Bartolini.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 4, 2025

Several groups in Northwest Ohio are eschewing legal and chemical methods and are, instead, trying to save the lake by going back to the dark ages — literally.

From Salon • Aug. 16, 2025

Chefs are eschewing factory-made corn and flour tortillas in favor of handmade, mirroring a nationwide trend we also kicked off.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2024

Once more we are eschewing classical lines for grotesque which makes caricatures of lovely women, and drives plain ones to despair.

From The Evolution of Fashion by Gardiner, Florence Mary