mainstream
Example Sentences
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A BBC TV News report about the chart battle is remembered as the moment when alternative music culture truly broke through to the mainstream.
From BBC
More character actor than leading man, he could be relied upon to inject a feisty, fiery machismo and a cantankerous contrariness into the most mainstream Hollywood offering.
From BBC
Even if individual claims are debunked, the persistent chorus of independent-sounding voices can make radical ideas seem mainstream and amplify negative feelings toward “others.”
From Salon
Investors and analysts see the passage of the Clarity Act as the key catalyst in giving major banks and asset managers the confidence to integrate digital assets into mainstream financial services and products.
It’s easy to understand how some members of the mainstream media, including MS NOW’s Joe Scarborough, enthusiastically declared that “evangelical leaders” had been “forced or shocked” to “speak out against it.”
From Salon
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