mainstream
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The council proposed shutting the school late last year - a mainstream setting for nine-to-13‑year‑olds where nearly half of pupils have SEND.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
They released a quick succession of albums — “Caught in the Act,” “Movin’ On” and “Hot on the Tracks” — catapulting the band to mainstream success.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
I’m not a natural fit for being totally in the middle of the mainstream because I feel like I’m a bit too geeky and strange.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
And can the company hold its own if stablecoins turn mainstream?
From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026
But mainstream figures in science and the military disdained RW as ineffective, impractical, and immoral.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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