Complex sentence: The term "bro-hug" was used at least eight times in "The New York Times" between 2010 and 2013 and "brogrammer" once became the center of Silicon Valley gender conversations.
Split into simpler sentences: The term "bro-hug" had been used at least eight times in "The New York Times" between 2010 and 2013. And "brogrammer" once became the center of Silicon Valley gender conversations.