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mainstream

[meyn-streem] / ˈmeɪnˌstrim /


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“More mainstream people are going to be in on the R2, especially for the lower-priced models,” auto analyst Brian Moody said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

All along, the moment shows, capable thinkers have still been able to find doors into the mainstream media, not to mention doors to new kinds of visibility via YouTube, X and Substack.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 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

After his stint in prison, Sullivan's attention turned to more mainstream publishing.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Since fringe politicians and scientists are generally more intriguing than mainstream ones, they garner a disproportionate share of publicity and thus seem more representative and significant than they otherwise would.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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