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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Backlash from hardcore fans of Bremont and more tentative critiques from the mainstream watch press followed, and Instagram mayhem ensued, requiring the English brothers to try to soothe things over on social media.
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Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2024
Her book was inspired by two real-life cases from her native city: the 1969 deaths of Esther Lebowitz, a white girl whose murder received considerable attention, and Shirley Parker, a Black woman whose killing went ignored by the mainstream press.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2024
Then there’s filmmaker Vera Drew’s new semi-autobiographical film The People’s Joker, which utilizes the character to tell a trans coming-of-age tale and satirize the absurdist, often-hollow promises of superhero films and the mainstream comedy scene in one fell swoop.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 23 July 2024
Creed reunited for 2009’s Full Circle, but the industry had changed, the hits had dried up, and the mainstream had moved on.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 18 July 2024
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Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2024
Her book was inspired by two real-life cases from her native city: the 1969 deaths of Esther Lebowitz, a white girl whose murder received considerable attention, and Shirley Parker, a Black woman whose killing went ignored by the mainstream press.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2024
Then there’s filmmaker Vera Drew’s new semi-autobiographical film The People’s Joker, which utilizes the character to tell a trans coming-of-age tale and satirize the absurdist, often-hollow promises of superhero films and the mainstream comedy scene in one fell swoop.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 23 July 2024
Creed reunited for 2009’s Full Circle, but the industry had changed, the hits had dried up, and the mainstream had moved on.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 18 July 2024
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“The mainstream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20mainstream. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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