mainstreaming
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mainstreaming
First recorded in 1975–80; mainstream + -ing 1
Example Sentences
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He is the lead author of a recent report by the consulting firm titled, “The Mainstreaming of Additive Manufacturing.”
From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2022
“The liberty we have won is incomplete, conditional and ultimately revocable,” she warned in her 1995 book “Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay and Lesbian Liberation.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2022
Mainstreaming, the widespread and generally salutary policy of removing students with disabilities from special schools and seeding them through regular classes, may be counterproductive for the deaf.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Mainstreaming is ludicrous," says Detroit Counselor Jeanne Latcham.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Mainstreaming won't persuade minorities to buy the paper if we don't cover them and their issues," says one reporter.
From Time Magazine Archive
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