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How to pronounce mainstream in English?

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Type of thought


his thinking was in the American mainstream.

Examples of mainstream

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Chinese journalists outnumbered reporters from mainstream American news outlets.
From the online.wsj.com
The Net is winning over mainstream advertisers with its computational precision.
From the businessweek.com
Buzz has already proven to traffic much more mainstream stories than its rivals.
From the time.com
The mainstream church abandoned polygamy in 1890 as Utah moved toward statehood.
From the stltoday.com
It's not mainstream Britpop music, it feeds into lots like rap, hip-hop, cinema.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
Has the mainstream media become so embedded that it can no longer see the story?
From the smh.com.au
Euro style, safety and flavour with generous specification at mainstream prices.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Even mainstream political parties scramble to prove their religious credentials.
From the guardian.co.uk
This is the first issue that is both real and getting a lot of mainstream press.
From the techcrunch.com
More examples
  • The prevailing current of thought; "his thinking was in the American mainstream"
  • Mainstream is, generally, the common current of thought of the majority. However, the mainstream is far from cohesive; rather the concept is often considered a cultural construct. It is a term most often applied in the arts (i.e., music, literature, and performance). ...
  • For the self-titled first album of the band called Mainstream see that band's page.
  • Mainstream were a British shoegazer band, briefly famous in the late 1990s. They were formed by Mewton, Hartnell and Neill. Later they were joined by Peter Mullaney (guitar) and later still (after a bit of searching) Mark Aviss. ...
  • Mainstream was a science fiction fanzine edited by Jerry Kaufman and Suzanne Tompkins. It was nominated for the 1991 Hugo Award for Best Fanzine, losing to Lan's Lantern .
  • That which is common; the norm; To educate (a disabled student) together with non-disabled students; To popularize, to normalize, to render mainstream; Purchased, used or accepted broadly rather than by a tiny fraction of population or market; common, usual or conventional
  • "Mainstream" is a term that refers to the ordinary classroom that almost all children attend. Accommodations may be made for children with disabilities or who are English language learners, as part of the general educational program.
  • The main course of a stream where the current is the strongest.
  • The normal or usual way to do something--Lisaz 19:40, 18 September 2008 (UTC)--Anitha R 02:12, 19 September 2008 (UTC)The chief direction or trend of an action or line of thought. (Wesbter'sII Dictionary)