The small-family trend also may have spread across Europe the way gossip does: by word of mouth.

This trend slowly spread to become common among unmarried young women.

This trend has continued today and is spreading north.

The trend has spread to the film community in New York as well.

The trend spread with people trying to replicate the video.

This trend has spread from university presses to publishing in general.

The trend soon spread to members of the aristocracy.

Finally, because of Britain's size, trends spread more rapidly there.

If this trend spreads in Europe we will have big problems in important areas.

One can only hope this trend does not spread.