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mainstream

[meyn-streem] / ˈmeɪnˌstrim /


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MacLachlan longed to diversify his output — to show that he was capable of being a mainstream Hollywood leading man, one who could interface with a variety of directors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

A partnership with JPMorgan would signal another level of acceptance into mainstream finance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 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 we've shown that our work brings in audiences in a mainstream context."

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

It is not widely debated in the mainstream media or, for that matter, in civil rights organizations.

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

Radio formats created, I’ll argue in this book, multiple mainstreams: distinct, if at times overlapping, cultural centers.

From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2014

It’s an old-fashioned element of bohemianism to act as envoys between margins and mainstreams.

From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2013

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

From Time Magazine Archive




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