"Because designers are jumping from one house to another so quickly, we wax nostalgic for collections that are not that old, " said Cameron Silver, co-owner of the Los Angeles vintage store Decades.

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Before long, he ran for Congress, serving in the House before jumping over to the Senate, where he was elected nine times, held almost every leadership role imaginable, and proved as capable of swaying others as standing alone, marking a row of milestones along the way.

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Hunt accused his critics in the House of Commons of "jumping on a political bandwagon" in questioning his conduct in the matter.

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We still have many things to do to maintain our home, Earth, before jumping to peep in to someone else's house.

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Tony Hall, boss of the Royal Opera House (ROH) in London, is jumping on the bandwagon, with last year's acquisition of Opus Arte, a maker of DVDs.

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