Word: trended
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...runner-up finish in the 100-yard butterfly, tying the benchmark set by Mills earlier in the year. Mills reset the 200-yard butterfly record, and the 400-yard freestyle relay team added its names to the record board as well. But that record-breaking trend started way back in December, when Harvard set nine school marks at the Georgia Invitational—unprecedented for such an early-season meet. The Crimson finished third in a field that included national powerhouses Georgia and California. Harvard was no less dominant against Ancient Eight competition. The team won its first five league...
...media have reported recently, are far less shy about innocent physical contact like hugging than their parents were as teens. That can be exploited by any male pervert overseeing a classroom. But it can also embolden predatory female teachers, whom experts say are often in emotionally needy states. "The trend with female offenders, more than males, is that they have emotional turmoil going on in their lives," says Sinacore...
...least one surprising product is bucking the trend. At a time when consumers are in a serious saving mode, why are sales of $100 yoga mats soaring...
Still, while better medications have helped reduce deaths due to heart disease among Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes patients, that trend has been seen only among men. Between 1971 and 2000, heart-related deaths among men with diabetes dropped by half but doubled among diabetic women in the same time period, according to a 2007 study. Many diabetes patients also suffer from poor circulation, which puts them at higher risk of vision problems and amputation when blood does not adequately nourish tissues...
...they have big families - an average of 3.4 children against the national average of 1.9 - so they buy big cars; they spend money on home decoration and twice-yearly vacations - "not just going back to Pakistan or Bangladesh, like their [immigrant] parents did," says Joseph. Bucking the current publishing trend, Emel is hiring extra staff and planning new magazines to cater to Muslim readers. Advertisers include British Airways and banking giant HSBC...