mainstream
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Back when late-night TV sets were still the primary route for a comedian to reach a mainstream audience, Ari Shaffir found a different way to make his mark.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Unsurprisingly, James’s ideas were soundly rejected by the mainstream baseball establishment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Reporters for mainstream and right-wing outlets alike admitted they had no idea why the first lady chose that particular moment to go on the record about her relationship with the deceased financier.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
By tying boxing to a platform of that scale, the sport has regained a level of mainstream exposure it has not enjoyed since the terrestrial boom of the 1990s.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
This paper—which explained the photoelectric effect, brought quantum mechanics into the mainstream.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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