mainstream
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But the company made a big strategic misstep, experts say, by focusing on mainstream routes instead of winning over customers who were looking to fly out of underserved locations.
From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026
If Allen possesses a cogent political philosophy, it appears to be that of by-the-book mainstream liberalism.
From Slate • May 1, 2026
Rugby success spawning mainstream breakthrough names has been patchy.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
She said she’d trusted a mainstream outlet and didn’t expect her post to go viral.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Others claim that inner-city residents no longer share the same value system as mainstream society, and therefore are not stigmatized by criminality.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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