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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Tyler Fitzgerald With Willy Adames in the fold, Fitzgerald will slide over from shortstop to second base.
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Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
Star quarterback Matthew Stafford is back in the fold.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2025
Punished last time out for lateness, and both publicly criticized and reportedly given an ultimatum by Flick behind closed doors, Jules Kounde returns to the fold at right back benching Hector Fort, as Alejandro Balde continues at left back.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
But that all changes now with Williams in the fold again.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2025
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Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
Star quarterback Matthew Stafford is back in the fold.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2025
Punished last time out for lateness, and both publicly criticized and reportedly given an ultimatum by Flick behind closed doors, Jules Kounde returns to the fold at right back benching Hector Fort, as Alejandro Balde continues at left back.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
But that all changes now with Williams in the fold again.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2025
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“The fold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20fold. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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