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mainstream

[meyn-streem] / ˈmeɪnˌstrim /


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The trio, who had hits like Scandalous and One Night Stand, helped make the UK garage sound go mainstream, alongside the likes of Craig David, in the early 2000s.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

White has credited the president’s devotion to the sport with propelling it into the cultural mainstream, and he is predicting a record-breaking global audience.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

In fact, 42% of Americans use a VPN, making it no longer a niche privacy tool but a mainstream one.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Alex Papadopoulos, president of Egea SRI, says renewable energy has become profitable and globally mainstream in the past three years.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

When we arrived we were confronted with the age-old conflict of geek v. mainstream.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz




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