the fold
noun
: a group of people who have a shared faith or interest
His former colleagues would be glad to welcome him back into the fold.
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Moon Begum worked at Denny’s in the Bay Area and Sacramento for 30 years, bringing Naz into the fold in 2002.
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Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
Rodriguez’s return to the fold this weekend will help clear up some of the personnel issues Sporting faces in the midfield without Thommy.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2024
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Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
Rodriguez’s return to the fold this weekend will help clear up some of the personnel issues Sporting faces in the midfield without Thommy.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for the fold
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“The fold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20fold. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.
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