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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a small trend" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a minor or subtle change in behavior, opinion, or data over time.
Example: "There seems to be a small trend towards increased remote work among employees in the tech industry."
Alternatives: "a slight trend" or "a minor trend".
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"It is a small trend, but it is picking up".
There was a small trend toward a decrease in expression with advancing gestational age.
There may be a small trend up, but it could revert.
There was a small trend to less trismus and less cumulative codeine use in the steroid group.
Indeed, there was a small trend toward higher B.M.I.'s among those consuming larger amounts of chocolate per sitting.
Nate Silver investigated the issue back in 2009 and actually found a small trend toward growing support for the Roe v Wade decision over the previous decade.
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Meanwhile, a smaller trend has emerged that industry insiders say they have never seen before: some men are buying jewelry for themselves.
There was a smaller trend, of marginal statistical significance, of increased risk with increasing railway density (RR for trend=1.001, 95% CI: 1.000 – 1.003, P=0.05).
"It was a very small trend and it has grown.
The mean emission rate and the emission rates at most of the times show a decreasing trend up to 1990 and a small increasing trend later.
Figure 2 suggests a small diverging trend from 1998 to 2001; the individual FE:s do not control for the differences in the pre-existing trend.
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