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as in collapses
to be unsuccessful
the business folded after just two months
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as in packs
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
ready to welcome their old Liberal friend back into the fold
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Recent Examples of folds
Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 2 Oct. 2024
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The table folds compactly for easy storage and transport and weighs just seven pounds.
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And then at some point, the house collapses.Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
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Sleep apnea is a condition that causes a sleeper’s breathing to pause when the muscles of the throat relax too much and the airway collapses.Brenda Goodman, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
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For example, when a robot fails to pick an overweight item many times, a person on site can be notified to manually handle the item.Jeff Mahler, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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From the solar eclipse, supermoons, and now a temporary second moon orbiting the Earth, the sky's paintbrush never fails to bring awe to our eyes.Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2024
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The police video shows the officers milling about and talking as Nichols struggles with his injuries.Adrian Sainz, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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The film mixes physical comedy, as when Iris struggles to sleep in her own bed after Apollo takes it over, with a tear-jerking exploration of the way animals grieve the deaths of their owners.Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
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That's because most Americans, including in the communities ravaged by the massive storm, lack flood insurance.Kate Gibson, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Additionally, the Biden administration warned that pausing the rule would harm downwind states and tribal communities that live near power plants.Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Today, though, even the most exclusive of these maritime cliques embrace their surrounding communities, whether through wildly popular race weeks, youth sailing programs, or taking the helm on sustainability issues.Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2024
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When and why do girls start forming cliques?Hannah L. Schacter, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024
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Dungeons & Dragons taught fantasy fans to understand orcs as a fusion of racist tropes, combining a barbaric other and a vaguely native people of tribes and clans.Caitlin PenzeyMoog, Vox, 7 Oct. 2024
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Chaos and crime Testing Hamas’ limited capabilities is the reemergence of armed gangs and clans, who held sway in Gaza before 2007.Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Folds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folds. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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