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“If raw milk was a fad or a lie, then why would people repeatedly buy raw milk and then tell the world how they love it,” he said.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

But until recently, they were still considered a fad, and not part of the mainstream.

From BBC ● May 1, 2026

Tim Cook steps down as Apple’s CEO, RFK Jr. furthers the peptides fad, and The Onion finally gets InfoWars.

From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2026

When the marketing of a complex, illiquid financial product reaches the unsolicited-mail-to-retired-dentists stage, you’re looking at a market that has become a fad.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026

I had seen it thousands of times, but suddenly what I had considered an empty imitation of a Hollywood fad was flooded with personal significance.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

Some also say Americans — as in the case of previous health fads — run the risk of overdoing it.

From MarketWatch ● May 10, 2026

And the likes of Zudio and Max have brought about the "trendification" of affordable fashion for the first time, appealing to Gen-Z and young millennial buyers, by trawling the latest fads in Paris and Milan.

From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2026

But unlike flash-in-the-pan fads, this one may have staying power.

From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026

How has a mobile game outlasted the fads and maintained such a grip on its fans?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2026

Those dance fads of the era were my training.”

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio