the mainstream
noun
: the thoughts, beliefs, and choices that are accepted by the largest number of people
His ideas are well outside the mainstream of political opinion.
the religious mainstream
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Lipton and investors also worry about how much the problems with private credit lenders can infect the mainstream banking system.
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Maria Aspan, NPR, 19 Mar. 2026
Times columnist Robin Abcarian wrote in March 2023 about the 20th anniversary of the Iraq war, which also marked a colossal failure of the mainstream media.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Official samba schools began forming in the 1930s, bringing the (previously criminalised) dance into the mainstream and celebrating an art form produced by Rio’s favela communities (Afro-Brazilian heritage is still at the heart).
—Laura French, TheWeek, 18 Mar. 2026
As the network’s ambitions grew in the 2010s and through the 2020s, creators continued the brand’s tradition of finding inspiration in anime, retro cartoons, public access, entertainment news, and other media considered lowbrow by the mainstream.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
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Maria Aspan, NPR, 19 Mar. 2026
Times columnist Robin Abcarian wrote in March 2023 about the 20th anniversary of the Iraq war, which also marked a colossal failure of the mainstream media.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Official samba schools began forming in the 1930s, bringing the (previously criminalised) dance into the mainstream and celebrating an art form produced by Rio’s favela communities (Afro-Brazilian heritage is still at the heart).
—Laura French, TheWeek, 18 Mar. 2026
As the network’s ambitions grew in the 2010s and through the 2020s, creators continued the brand’s tradition of finding inspiration in anime, retro cartoons, public access, entertainment news, and other media considered lowbrow by the mainstream.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
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“The mainstream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20mainstream. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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