trend

Example Sentences

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This lack of competitive pressure from the public allows the downward trend to remain slow.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Watching the index break back above both trend lines on the same day is a pretty rare occurrence, according to a team of market strategists at Bespoke Investment Group.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Three years ago it was named one of the prettiest places to do Christmas shopping by The Times newspaper and was praised for bucking the trend of struggling high streets.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

But another trend also came into focus: the continuing fall in labor-force participation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Even worse, this trend may be due partly to the fact that burdens an attentive reader with ten words, seven levels, and more than two dozen branches.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker