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mainstream

[meyn-streem] / ˈmeɪnˌstrim /


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Founded in San Francisco in 2015 as a nonprofit research lab by Altman, Elon Musk and others, OpenAI burst into the mainstream with the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Indeed, Reform's Nigel Farage and Richard Tice were among the first mainstream politicians to regularly talk about visible signs of High Street criminality.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Yet, black representation was cutting through the American mainstream - whether through Carole Gist making history as the first black woman to win Miss USA, or the explosive rise of hip-hop.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

I’ve watched the sport’s slow rise to the mainstream.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Tom Smith was an obscure trainer with one year’s experience with a mainstream stable.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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