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fold

[fohld] / foʊld /




VERB
encase, enclose
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Other index providers are going well out of their way to bring SpaceX into the fold.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

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

Rodgers told reporters that he had thought he was likely finished playing after Tomlin left, but he started thinking about returning once his former coach of 14 years was in the fold.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Trista joined the fold, slipping her phone from her back pocket to check the time.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds




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