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as in to flop
to be unsuccessful
the business folded after just two months
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as in pack
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 fold
Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Mistake: Leaving Clothes Vulnerable Don’t take the decision of whether to fold or hang clothes lightly.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2024
Alyssa Hui, Health, 7 Oct. 2024
Dreame’s dryer is lightweight and folds, but has the power of a standard hair dryer, and comes with attachments to transform it into a curling iron or smoother for straight hair.
—Time Staff, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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Colby's clothes were neatly folded on the seat and his weathered cowboy hat resting on the corner of the chair.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Mistake: Leaving Clothes Vulnerable Don’t take the decision of whether to fold or hang clothes lightly.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2024
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Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that causes painful lumps, abscesses, and scars, mainly in areas where skin folds, like the underarms and groin.
—Alyssa Hui, Health, 7 Oct. 2024
Dreame’s dryer is lightweight and folds, but has the power of a standard hair dryer, and comes with attachments to transform it into a curling iron or smoother for straight hair.
—Time Staff, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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By the end of Reagan's first term, some spending had been cut, but tax cuts and a trillion in new defense spending had doubled and would soon triple that trillion-dollar national debt figure.Ron Elving, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
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New trends in Gothic design led Sully’s successors to radically revamp the design, raising the roof and doubling the size of windows to let more light into the cathedral.Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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The film earned mostly negative reviews and flopped at the box office with $58 million domestically and $206 million worldwide, a far cry from the 2019 original’s $1 billion gross.Zack Sharf, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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This past weekend, McCord led the Orangemen over the Miami Hurricanes in a major upset while Ohio State....once again flopped against Michigan.Don Yaeger, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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According to a report by Advanced Television, Netflix leads the pack with seven price hikes since 2011.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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No Italian gourmet, however, would dream of ordering frog risotto in Mantua, where risotto alla pilota, made with ground pork, leads the pack, let alone in Verona, where the throne is occupied by risotto all’Amarone.Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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After France's government collapses:Macron names Francois Bayrou prime minister Scholz has been Germany's chancellor since late 2021, replacing conservative Angela Merkel, who spent 16 years in the role.Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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It’s been anemic for decades but refusing to collapse, like so many empires.Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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Ashley’s original, which has made musical history books for its pioneering use of the then-new element of feedback, seems to have a had a more carnival/cabaret feel, including crowd noise.Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Dec. 2024
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Poor Al Wehda’s average crowd, if that is the right word, is 656.Matt Slater, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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On Saturday, the initial impeachment effort failed after Yoon's People Power Party (PPP) boycotted the session, preventing quorum to hold the vote.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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While Washington imposes arbitrary budget caps that fail to provide the military with growth above inflation to confront these growing global challenges, China has consistently invested real growth into its military year-after-year.Todd Harrison, TIME, 7 Dec. 2024
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Lost among the headlines and hand-wringing in media circles, though, is the fact that — to some extent, at least — craters like this pop up after every presidential election.Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2024
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Unconventional relationships could arise from your social circles or perhaps an unexpected source that brings excitement to your love life.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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Her services are rooted in an experiential understanding of the matter, having served as a high-flying attorney for over two decades and struggling with burnout herself.Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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In some of Season 4’s most striking scenes—such as those involving two men who struggle with the lasting consequences of one’s childhood abuse—Guralnik helps her clients understand how coping mechanisms developed under duress can begin to undermine them.Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Fold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fold. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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