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Recent Examples of popularity Adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs), once the villain of the subprime meltdown, are surging in popularity as homebuyers look for savings in a high-rate era. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025 Melatonin supplements have grown in popularity for promoting higher-quality sleep. Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025 The Ice Age Trail pales in popularity to some of the 10 other National Scenic Trails, which include the Appalachian and Pacific Crest trails. Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025 Due to the popularity of the fictional series, Netflix created a reality show for regular people to compete for prize money, but on this show no one dies. Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for popularity
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Noun
  • Keep on doing the things that are going to actually bring about equality rather than the idea that the murder of a man (George Floyd) makes equality in vogue.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Not to mention, from jeans and skirts to hoodies and sweaters, oversized clothing is on the rise – looking and feeling comfortable and cozy has never been so in vogue.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Though twentieth-century audiences were far less likely to see a sideshow in person than had been crowds in Browning’s era, this may have been a mark in Freaks’s favor.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Gagnon's was the second trade proposal authored by a major outlet Wednesday, in which the Raiders receive incoming draft compensation as part of the acquisition of a quarterback with once high expectations who has fallen out of favor with his current organization.
    Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025

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