mainstream

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Iran also is subject to U.S. and European sanctions that have all but cut it off from mainstream financial networks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The company sold some mainstream wine brands to focus on higher-end brands with richer margins.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Due to mainstream media coverage, he argued, “an idea can become potent through its rapid depiction in culture—including in articles such as this one, which maxes maxxing even as it attempts to minimize it, somewhat.”

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Women’s college basketball hasn’t just gone mainstream, it’s boomed into a sport with one of the highest audience ceilings of any in the NCAA.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Others wondered if there was any way to get the message about their lives out beyond Slashdot, if these stories might reach the mainstream media in some form.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz