mainstream

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Their activism faced a commercial test as the brand moved from health food aisles into the mainstream.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The company sold some mainstream wine brands to focus on higher-end brands with richer margins.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Halliday: Periods are not talked about, really, in a mainstream manner.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

In its willingness to usefully engage with our everyday ugliness, “The Drama” is the boldest mainstream American film in years.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 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