mainstream
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While the album received R&B and jazz radio airplay, it wasn’t a mainstream smash, peaking at No. 51 on the Billboard charts.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Within months, it entered the mainstream lexicon as a way to describe any AI-generated synthetic media that realistically clones a person’s image or voice.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
Since their debut in 2018, the group have made a name for themselves, not only in the K-pop world but breaking into the mainstream.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Dorothy said Sienna initially attended a mainstream nursery because no specialist placements were available, despite being non-verbal and having significant additional needs.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Some of them, as unlikely as it seems, are bound to become tomorrow’s mainstream names. might have seemed ten years ago?
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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