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mainstream

[mayn-streem] / ˈmeɪnˌstrim /


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

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

MacLachlan longed to diversify his output — to show that he was capable of being a mainstream Hollywood leading man, one who could interface with a variety of directors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

A partnership with JPMorgan would signal another level of acceptance into mainstream finance, report AnnaMaria Andriotis and Alison Sider.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Tad Devine, who served as a top strategist for mainstream Democrats for decades before joining Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential bid, knows the mechanisms inside and out.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

Why would these young men openly endorse and perpetuate the very stereotypes that are invoked to justify their second-class status, their exclusion from mainstream society?

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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

But though the German Romantic painters did not rival the achievements of the French, Yale's show does remind viewers that "mainstreams" are not the only art worth enjoying.

From Time Magazine Archive




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