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fold

[fohld] / foʊld /




VERB
encase, enclose
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It is 2026 and Joe Root is again England Test captain and Kevin Pietersen is back in the fold.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

The self-described "anarcho-capitalist" invokes the "creative destruction" theory of US-Austrian economist Joseph Schumpeter to describe how old industries inevitably fold in the face of innovation.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

It asks very little of you beyond something delicious to pile in the middle and the confidence to fold the edges inward without worrying too much about symmetry.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

Bass has never lost an election and won’t easily fold, even as her first term has careened from one crisis to another.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 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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