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Afrikaners as an ethnic group have a stronger sense of cultural identity, of folkish attachments to the land.
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Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
So, dig in, eat away your annoyances, and let the folkish flair inspire a change of heart.
—Tim Moffatt, EW.com, 17 Nov. 2023
Sakurai sits outside and fingerpicks the folkish arrangement.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2023
But the grave tempo suppresses any hint of folkish character; instead, the dolor only deepens.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
Fernanda Douglas composed the folkish tunes.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2023
Moitessier is swathed in luxe floral fabric with fashionable bare shoulders, Walter in a folkish blouse with puffy sleeves, provocatively slipping to her sides.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2022
Here, the Australian singer Courtney Barnett applies a sweet, folkish Americana tone to this love song, one of the usually unflappable Reed's best works.
—David Chiu, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2021
Based on the possibly fictional letters of its title character, the work is built around themes in a folkish cowboy style.
—Allan Kozinn, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2019
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Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
So, dig in, eat away your annoyances, and let the folkish flair inspire a change of heart.
—Tim Moffatt, EW.com, 17 Nov. 2023
Sakurai sits outside and fingerpicks the folkish arrangement.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2023
But the grave tempo suppresses any hint of folkish character; instead, the dolor only deepens.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
Fernanda Douglas composed the folkish tunes.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2023
Moitessier is swathed in luxe floral fabric with fashionable bare shoulders, Walter in a folkish blouse with puffy sleeves, provocatively slipping to her sides.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2022
Here, the Australian singer Courtney Barnett applies a sweet, folkish Americana tone to this love song, one of the usually unflappable Reed's best works.
—David Chiu, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2021
Based on the possibly fictional letters of its title character, the work is built around themes in a folkish cowboy style.
—Allan Kozinn, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2019
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“Folkish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folkish. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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