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Noun
  • The latests deaths included three residents of long-term care facilities in Dallas, as well as a Balch Springs man in his 20s and a Dallas man in his 60s.
    Dana Branham, Dallas News, 30 Apr. 2020
  • That equates to more than 45 million Americans using CBD products, based on latest available U.S. Census estimates.
    Brendan Bures, chicagotribune.com, 2 Oct. 2019
Noun
  • This stunning tulle midi is an affordable way to channel the super-feminine dress trend to a wedding this spring.
    Madeleine Bokan Thares, Glamour, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Over the past two decades, there has been an exponential increase in the female prison population, according to a 2020 report by the U.S. human rights organization WOLA, which concludes that this trend is due to drug laws disproportionately affecting women.
    Nathaly Triana, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The project sparked both a global craze for elevated walkways and — thanks in part to the re-zoning its creation necessitated — a building boom in its corner of Manhattan.
    Oscar Holland, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Determine whether the trend has long-term potential or is a temporary craze.
    Raheel Sheikh, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Such avant-garde court designs certainly are the rage these days.
    Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
  • In these moments, an intense, nearly existential bewilderment sets in, usually followed by rage.
    Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But doing so puts Republicans in further trouble, given the party's historical disdain for increases to the federal deficit, and the fact that trimming this down is in vogue.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Make the recipe Easy Sheet Cake With Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting Big sheet cakes are very en vogue at the moment.
    Olivia Quintana, Bon Appétit, 26 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Scoble’s sweeping vision of the future shaped my thinking and fueled the enthusiasm to write my own book, Charlie Fink’s Metaverse, which came out just thirteen months later.
    Charlie Fink, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Cass Goodner, in his wisdom, did not share their enthusiasm.
    Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Ariana Grande paid a special style homage to The Wizard of Oz during her 2025 Oscars performance.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Now, for the 2025 Oscars, a handful of stars continued to drive that style trend after the red carpet for Hollywood biggest night, leaning into the naked vibe at the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party, which has become somewhat of a tradition.
    Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2025

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