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[fad] / fæd /


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Now, with royalty streams from two approved drugs and a pipeline built on its platform for engineering gut-stable peptides, Protagonist may have a business that outlasts the current fad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

An extension of this fad is the massive increase in debt financing.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

The move towards coolcations appears to be more than just a fad.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

“There’s no special reason they should be allowed to bypass the standard clinical trial system just because there’s a peptide fad driven by wellness influencers and telehealth firms.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

I had seen it thousands of times, but suddenly what I had considered an empty imitation of a Hollywood fad was flooded with personal significance.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

Digital journalism is as subject to fads as any other medium.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

It would be even worse if such cultural fads could be imposed on workers without a vote.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

Some also say Americans — as in the case of previous health fads — run the risk of overdoing it.

From MarketWatch ● May 10, 2026

Jamaican musical fads and Jamaican sound systems became permanent British presences.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

This may be one reason we have so many diet fads in this country.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan


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