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

The relationship made it a pariah to many mainstream investors, while OpenAI rocketed ahead after releasing ChatGPT in late 2022, quickly becoming the industry’s anointed winner and attracting a flood of capital.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Speaking of Stan’s Bucky Barnes, is there any hope that anything in the program might break out of the art house and into the mainstream?

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Promotional materials emphasized American branding, patriotic messaging and customer loyalty, while official launch announcements framed the service as a bold alternative to mainstream telecom providers.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Through a web of laws, regulations, and informal rules, all of which are powerfully reinforced by social stigma, they are confined to the margins of mainstream society and denied access to the mainstream economy.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander