Word: trended
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...latest issue, far from being a reversal of the trend towards well-dressed mediocrity, is as representative of the pseudo-sophisticate ethic as any of its predecessors. Except for one fine piece of reporting on the activities of David R. ("Yours for racial integrity") Wang, the December Ivy is as stupidly snide as its models--the Luce magazines...
Although pleased by the trend here, he criticised the classics departments of other universities. "Across the country departments of classics are going to have to rethink," he said, since "they have been too intellectually timid, too bound by tradition...
...conservatism by himself." But some observers of Indiana politics ventured that Jenner's announcement was a ploy designed t01) jolt the state Republican organization out of its lassitude, and 2) set up a draft-Jenner movement. Old Guardsman Jenner, the cynics argued, was worried about the Democratic trend, feared that he might lose his seat unless he stirred up some enthusiasm among Indiana Republicans...
Senator J. Strom Thurmond (D-S.C.) called last night for resistance to "usurpation of power by the federal judiciary." In a speech at the Harvard Law Forum, he expressed concern with "the entire recent trend" of Supreme Court Activities...
When the Lurcy collection of modern French paintings went on sale in New York recently, bringing astronomical prices, these improbable, skyrocketing figures attracted national attention. Actually, this astounding sale only highlights the climax of a trend of many years. The market value of such paintings seemed to have reached a peak five or ten years ago, yet it has doubled or quadrupled during the last few years. Such a state of affairs would seem to be a boon for art dealers; their problems, however, have increased, for the work of most modern French masters is today comfortably settled...