mainstream
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Bollywood has long mined regional music scenes for reinvention - Punjabi pop, Mumbai hip-hop, Tamil indie - but Reble arrived with a sound still unfamiliar to much of mainstream India.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Seventeen-year-old Jenson and his parents credit his beekeeping hobby for his return to mainstream education.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
If anyone can drag an art-house phenomenon into the mainstream, it’s Léa Seydoux, who pockets “Dune” and James Bond movies whenever she slinks on screen.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
Kennedy has long promoted views that challenge mainstream public health consensus, including support for expanded access to raw milk.
From Salon • May 9, 2026
“It’s not about anything real. Like, it’s not set in mainstream society or anything.”
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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