mainstream
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Mainstream consumers should ask hard questions, not just about medical benefits.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Mainstream teenage romances of the ’80s were fashionable and predictable.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026
Mainstream rap is the most radio-friendly and broadly appealing, while experimental rap pushes stylistic boundaries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026
Mainstream opposition parties in Israel have endorsed the plan.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025
Mainstream use of this term in reference to the cultural and political peculiarities of UC Berkeley as a whole has been reported from as far back as the 1960s.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
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