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Example Sentences

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While welcoming the strengthening of the Philippines' treaty relationship with the United States in recent years, Hontiveros said Manila hoped to bring even more "like-minded nations" into the fold.

From Barron's

We see the folds best in raking light—directed at the painting from an acute angle—and the fleshy effect was created by the painter zigzagging the wax pigment across her neck in layers.

From The Wall Street Journal

"And then when they brought me back into the fold, I got excited again."

From Barron's

The deal folds issuance, custody coordination and distribution into a single platform — mirroring how traditional brokerages vertically integrated clearing and custody over decades.

From MarketWatch

Turner, who had spent a career covering local- and state-level politicians, replied, “Bully them back. They’ll fold. These guys have no character.”

From Los Angeles Times