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mainstream

[mayn-streem] / ˈmeɪnˌstrim /


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"Anyone who has a child like Atlas will have the same panic that they'll start in a mainstream school where it's not safe."

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

However, "a general pause or deliberate slowdown in AI development remains outside the mainstream Chinese policy posture," Oxford China Policy Lab analysts wrote in September.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

But the goal has been somewhat attenuated lately by media fragmentation, with today’s nerds satisfying their curiosity on forums largely disconnected from mainstream audiences.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Brkic said the mainstream media has "committed mistakes", but professional and reliable journalists play a vital role in society.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

One thing is for sure: Schoenberg and his fellow-travellers in the redesigning of the Western note system were not courting a mainstream audience.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

After campaigns ended, they typically folded into the parties’ mainstreams and became leaders in subsequent electoral cycles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Each had previous experience in political office, and all fell within the ideological mainstreams of their respective parties.

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2017

At this point, the mainstreams of the major parties are pretty close together.

From Slate ● Jun. 28, 2016

Radio formats created, I’ll argue in this book, multiple mainstreams: distinct, if at times overlapping, cultural centers.

From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2014

A most gifted young playwright, Jean-Claude van Itallie, stirs the waters of the contemporary scene to create dramatic whirlpools, investigating three mainstreams of American life in Interview, TV and Motel.

From Time Magazine Archive




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