trend
noun
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift.
Example Sentences
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The emergence of a new kind of online shopper, using these sites and willing to pay luxury prices for used pieces, has become so prominent that it is sometimes outshining the freshest runway trends.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Alan Lowry, chair of the board, said the 27% rise was a "corrective measure" after years of no substantial rises - but future increases would be expected to "reflect inflationary and other pay trends".
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The pictures, reprinted here, reveal that as nutritional trends have shifted, cereal companies have adjusted their packaging in response.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Jane Friedman, a books industry veteran who tracks publishing news, trends and the intersection with technology in her newsletter “The Bottom Line,” says that intense literary fandoms aren’t entirely new.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
His father was a successful dentist, and so his family had been spared the worst effects of the Depression and lived fairly comfortably, teeth being prone to decay regardless of economic trends.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
