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English word

mainstream

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UK /ˈmeɪnstriːm/US /ˈmeɪnstriːm/
adjective

considered normal because it reflects what is done or accepted by most people

noun

the ideas and opinions that are thought to be normal because they are shared by most people; the people whose ideas and opinions are most accepted

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Then he died, and then Your Ping came and brought money to China and brought them into the mainstream again, and we have seen how countries move in different directions like this.

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