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as in family
folks plural
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
her folks have farmed that land for five generations
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as in class
one of the segments of society into which people are grouped
the working-class folk with no airs or pretentions
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Recent Examples of folk
Sean MacAday,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
The 85-year-old artist pushed the folk genre to unseen limits through his lyricism over his 69-year career.
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Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
2 July 2026
Christine Condon,
baltimoresun.com,
13 June 2019
After Carly and Martina, indie band Half-Alive and folk musician Liza Anne finished off the series for the day.
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Elena Weissmann,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
3 July 2018
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Noun
From the Sacramento Valley to Modesto and Merced For Sacramento and folks south towards Modesto and Merced, high temps should hold in the mid- to upper 80s Thursday afternoon thanks to the Delta breeze kicking in.
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Sean MacAday,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
The 85-year-old artist pushed the folk genre to unseen limits through his lyricism over his 69-year career.
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Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
2 July 2026
Adjective
This year, the event will feature more folk dancing groups, Plevrakis said, and guests can enjoy a DJ on Friday and Sunday, plus a live band on Saturday.
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Christine Condon,
baltimoresun.com,
13 June 2019
After Carly and Martina, indie band Half-Alive and folk musician Liza Anne finished off the series for the day.
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Elena Weissmann,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
3 July 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for folk
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The family fought for three hours last July Fourth to stay alive after more than a summer’s worth of rain fell overnight on bone-dry soil, pushing the waterway from about 3 feet to 30 feet in just 45 minutes.
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History shows family successions, whether in North Korea or Syria, tend to happen through rigid authoritarian control, with the transfer of power underwritten by whoever controls the military.
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Monthly events like their floral arrangement workshop and cocktail classes create a space where people can enjoy an experience while gaining new skills and knowledge.
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Students return for the first day of classes since the shooting.
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In a related trend, there’s been a surge in adding philosophers and humanities graduates to AI teams, also to keep the technology within the bounds of human needs.
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The result is an endless technological arms race humanity seems destined to lose.
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Nationwide, 40 states and one tribal nation are expected to receive more than $189 million in federal funding for 125 projects.
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Taos Pueblo hosts numerous special events, including a powwow and multi-tribal cultural festival on the second weekend of July.
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Zeenat’s mother was a respected woman in her clan; both of Zeenat’s sisters had married into a Syed family, and her brother worked for the village head and had authority enough to report directly to the local landlord.
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Rhaena is cast out, but the rest of the Velaryon clan are closer than ever.
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The engineer’s caste was Dalit, considered to be on the lower rungs of society, which allegedly made the engineer a target for harassment and discrimination from higher-caste managers.
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To that point, human history was a tale of conquest and caste and rigid hierarchies, a world where the strong dominated the weak, where power and wealth and status flowed through lineage and the many were ruled by the few.
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Additionally, the study population didn’t represent enough men or diverse ethnic groups, limiting generalizability, Diaz said.
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The Kurds are one of the largest stateless ethnic groups in the Middle East, with communities spread across Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey.
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The acknowledgment reflects an unusual level of cooperation between Washington and Caracas despite years of intense political confrontation.
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Temperatures in a vehicle, especially one sitting on hot, sunny pavement, can quickly heat up to dangerous levels that can lead to heat stroke and death.
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“Folk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folk. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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