mainstream
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The sounds of Bambaataa’s South Bronx block parties soon reached mainstream avenues, spreading beyond the community and eventually beyond New York.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Here’s a look at the different mainstream weight-loss drugs, their price points and how to pay for them.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
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
Whenever I start to feel like the paper chain has brought the Wexford-Smythe kids into the mainstream, along comes something like this to prove were still outsiders.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
Vocabulary lists containing mainstream
Freak the Mighty
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