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[fohk] / foʊk /


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Ethnographer Imre Romsics said paprika became an important symbol of Hungarian identity during the 19th century, "alongside costume, folk art and other traditions".

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

No cherry on top but enough there to leave most folk happy about day one and motivated ahead of day two, against Switzerland on Tuesday night at Hampden.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Acts can span from bluegrass to blues, folk to funk, salsa to soul, and everything in between.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

There are of course unavoidable parallels between the stories of Kiritsis and Mangione, including the fact that both men were celebrated as folk heroes by some people who identified with their broader resentments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Many of our most popular American children’s songs hail from centuries of ballads, hymns, popular and folk music of early New Englanders, Scottish, and English settlers inhabiting Appalachia, and African and European descendants.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

"Come on, folks, let's hit the streets; let's go talk to people," he said in the video posted to Instagram and TikTok.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

What advice would you give to folks who might feel it’s their moral duty to confront a family member at a gathering like Thanksgiving?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

While tech folks in San Francisco have been managing their own semiautonomous helper bots for a while, new apps are delivering them to the rest of us.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Another option, something Briffault admits is petty but has been done before, is to slash the salaries of people at the agency responsible for the unlawful behavior, or even folks who worked on it.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

Aunt Kate once said that family is the folks we choose to be with, not the ones we’re stuck with.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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