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mainstream

[mayn-streem] / ˈmeɪnˌstrim /


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What was then widely regarded as a poor imitation of the real thing has since moved into the mainstream.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

I mentioned here—on the fateful day of Sept. 8—that the era’s most important story was unfolding disproportionately outside the mainstream media.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

But to say that no filmmakers are working in mainstream, high-flying, big-budget action with real artistic value negates the principle of filmmaking as an art form.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

But the records for long-running hits have been tumbling ever since streaming became a mainstream phenomenon.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 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

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

Whether those volumes make their way into foreign mainstreams remains to be seen, read and discussed.

From Time Magazine Archive




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