mainstream
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Last year, there were 359 mainstream secondary schools in Scotland, employing nearly 27,000 fully qualified teachers – representing a whole time equivalent of 25,067.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
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
I’ve watched the sport’s slow rise to the mainstream.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
But with this increasing mainstream appeal came complications.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
“Malcolm X’s decision to enter the mainstream of the straggle heralds a hopeful sign on the sickeningly dismal scene of brutalized, non-violent, passive resistance. ...”
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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