folks

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Once reserved for military, industrial and rehabilitative use, these types of motorized supports are becoming light and affordable enough for regular folks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Mergermarket’s Samuel Kerr thinks everyday folks need to be wary of buying pre-IPO shares this late in the game.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The absurdist’s power rests in their ability to befuddle and bewilder, trusting the joke will land with the right folks and insult their target’s intelligence.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

Then I started thinking about summer imagery: ‘Folks get down in the sunshine, folks get brown in the sunshine, just bees and things and flowers.’

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

The nursing home was loud with laughter that morning as the old folks watched them gallivanting out there in the snow.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo