mainstays

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The film is directed by Jon Erwin, one of the in-house Angel Studios mainstays, who also helmed “Jesus Revolution,” “I Still Believe” and “I Can Only Imagine.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

The two winners will sit in New York’s Celebrity Row, a section that typically features mainstays like Ben Stiller, Fat Joe and Timothee Chalamet.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Blindsides are mainstays in films like this, just as in life, and tend to be followed by emotional fractures or wobbles of faith.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

It's different skillset and two ex-players who had played under me, Mark O'Connor and Ady Pennock, were mainstays at it for me in my years as a manager.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

And one of the mainstays of Franklin’s printing business was the publication of Indian treaties, viewed then as critical state documents.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann