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trends

  • plural of trend.
  • present tense form of trend (3rd person singular).

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The Employment Trends Index, or ETI, fell to 107.01 in May, from an upwardly revised 107.88 in April.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

This isn’t all that uncommon: Trends crop up in filmmaking all the time, as potential narratives emerge from real-life events and cultural obsessions.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Figures for the proportion of UK-wide electricity coming from low carbon sources are in the Energy Trends publication on the last Thursday of each quarter of the year, giving figures for the previous quarter.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Bill Kirk, CEO and founder of Weather Trends International, said the impact on U.S. food prices might not be as bad as feared.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

Trends in nursing History; their relationship to world events, by Elizabeth M. Jamieson & Mary Sewall. 2d ed. rev. © 3Jan44; A178054.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1971 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office