Word: trended
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Money, money, money. Cambridge real estate is costly by any standard, especially around the illustrious Harvard Square area. Yet every year, despite the price tag, some undergraduates buck the prevailing trend with their decision to leave the brick (or concrete) walls of their Harvard Houses to live off-campus. And while fleeing dormitory life is common at some colleges, at Harvard only a small percentage of students pursue this option...
...Overall, the news is better on math than on reading. Average math scores have been rising slowly and steadily since 1996. The latest scores continue the trend with small increases - two points on a 500-point scale - for both 4th graders and 8th graders...
There is a fashion trend afoot in the 02138. It’s hotter than Ray-Bans and hotter than Tory Burch loafers. It’s a T-shirt trend. I was first confronted with it the other day as I groggily stumbled to Peet’s for an early morning coffee. Typing an e-mail as I walked along, I nearly collided with a boy in a white T-shirt that read “HIV-Positive” in big, purple, block print. I looked up at him and mumbled some apology...
Call it a reaction to years of austerity, but China is the world's third largest consumer of luxury goods, accounting for 12% of global sales, according to a December 2004 Goldman Sachs report. If this trend continues, China could surpass the U.S. to become, along with Japan, the world's largest purchaser of luxury items by 2015. Chinese yuppies are driving the demand, buying everything from expensive watches to imported cars. And luxury purveyors are responding: Armani plans to open 24 stores in China...
...ivory confection with a colossal skirt, and a pale blue frock with an embroidered bolero to entertain in private. Byrne also has a way with beautiful ruffs, those starched and pleated lace collars. Might they resonate in the real world? "I wouldn't be surprised if there was a trend for ruffs or ruffly necks after this film," ventures Byrne. Says Powell: "Tudor style probably won't catch on at the High Street level, but elements are always used, even if it's just a hat, a cuff on a shirt or the shape of a square neckline...