Trend Watch

Trend Watch is a data-driven report on words people are looking up at much higher search rates than normal. While most trends can be traced back to the news or popular culture, our focus is on the lookup data rather than the events themselves.

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Zaila Avant-garde Wins Bee with 'Murraya'

Zaila Avant-garde wins Bee

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Trump Org CFO 'Indicted'

Trump Org CFO charged

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Cosby Conviction 'Vacated'

Cosby conviction overturned

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Lesser Chauvin Charges 'Unadjudicated'

Chauvin sentenced on 1 of 3 charges

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Chauvin Attorney: Sentence Could be 'Draconian'

Chauvin attorney argues against sentencing

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Def Sec: That Is a 'Spurious' Conversation

Defense Sec refutes Gaetz claims

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Biden: 'Juneteenth' Federal Holiday

Juneteenth new federal holiday

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Putin: Talks with Biden 'Pragmatic'

Putin discusses Biden talks

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Demi Lovato Out as 'Nonbinary'

Demi Lovato out as nonbinary

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'Cicada' Rising

The rise of Brood X

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Oscar Night: 'Nomadland' Wins

Nomadland wins Best Picture

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Prince Philip: Royal 'Consort'

Prince Philip dies at 99

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Biden: Expanding 'Infrastructure'

Biden expands public works

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Abrams: GA Bill 'Jim Crow' Redux

GA restricts voting access

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Biden: 'Neanderthal' Thinking

Biden comments on lifted mask restrictions

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NASA: 'Perseverance' Lands

Mars rover touches down

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Limbaugh, 'Provocateur,' Dead at 70

Rush Limbaugh dead at 70

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Schoen: This Is A 'Canard'

Trump lawyer argues before Senate

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'Inauguration'

Biden sworn in as 46th President

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House Votes to 'Impeach' Trump Again

House impeaches Trump again

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'Insurrection'

Armed rioters storm Capitol building

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'Sedition'

Trump loyalists fight election certification

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'Monolith' Discovered in Utah Desert

Object found in Utah desert

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USPS Worker 'Recants' Own Recant

Whistleblower changes tune, again

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Joe Biden 'President-Elect'

Biden projected 46th President

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