Word: trend
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Schatz said he hoped the choice of Nader would reverse the trend...
Stockman and Reagan eventually endorsed Siljander, who claimed his election was a mandate for their policies and "part of a growing [conservative] trend that's going to continue." In Siljander's case the trend is not exactly new. His 74% of the vote was just about the same as Stockman received last fall, though somewhat better than most Republicans get in a district that has elected only one Democrat in this century...
...high court slows a trend...
...million libel award a jury gave the entertainer Carol Burnett when she won her suit against the National Enquirer. Nobody rushes to defend the shoddy gossiping of the Enquirer-beyond its First Amendment "right" to print it. Even though gossip and personality stories have become a major journalistic trend, the Enquirer does it to excess. The press has other, permanently hostile critics always ready to decry bias in even the most honest reporting. The Janet Cooke case gave Richard Nixon the chance to cry "irresponsible" at the Post, and to add piously: "I hope they do better in the future...
...revolution in the U.S. financial world. Banks like New York's Citibank and brokerage firms like Merrill Lynch are now attempting to become nationwide financial centers that could eventually provide a shopper's choice of money services ranging from life insurance to traveler's checks. This trend got a big push in March when Prudential Insurance offered to pay $385 million to buy Bache Group Inc., parent company of Bache Halsey Stuart Shields, the sixth largest U.S. broker. Said James D. Robinson III, 45, chairman of American Express, after the agreement was reached: "We used...