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fold

[fohld] / foʊld /




VERB
encase, enclose
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Having Saudi Arabia, a member of the G-20, join the Accords would bring into the fold the region’s largest economy and invite extensive security cooperation between Israel and Saudi Arabia in mutually beneficial ways.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

These proteins are produced when cells are under stress, and they can help damaged proteins fold back into the correct shape.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

Like modern-day companies that merge and re-emerge or fold, some of these schools went under quickly, or moved their bivouacs, or combined forces.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Amid the turmoil, proposals were floated at various points to fold OpenAI into Musk’s electric-car maker Tesla or merge it with Anthropic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

I fold the comforter, turn the pillow to the clean side, and make a neat stack.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko




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