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as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
her folks have farmed that land for five generations
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Recent Examples of folks
Indeed, the folks in Akron, Amherst and Monroe, among other locales, have long awaited the winds of change, which have avoided blowing out the stale air caused by chronic losing.
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Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2026
That's good news for folks who want their ebikes to make riding even easier and simpler.
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
5 July 2026
Then again, odds are those same folks wouldn't bat an eye at a photo of a cheeseburger.
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Amber Harding Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2026
Treehouse crafts Treehouse Hotel Silicon Valley in Sunnyvale is hosting a couple workshops for crafty folks this month.
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Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
5 July 2026
And most folks know to tip valets, nail technicians, and bellhops, too.
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Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
5 July 2026
It's made for true athletes and generally active folks alike.
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Kelsey Fogarty,
PC Magazine,
4 July 2026
Along the front there will likely even be a few small and brief rain showers for folks in Sacramento and further north.
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Sean MacAday,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
The gold membership is $100 a year, giving folks free access to the KCRC races.
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Rashad Alexander,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2026
That's good news for folks who want their ebikes to make riding even easier and simpler.
—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
5 July 2026
Then again, odds are those same folks wouldn't bat an eye at a photo of a cheeseburger.
—
Amber Harding Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2026
Treehouse crafts Treehouse Hotel Silicon Valley in Sunnyvale is hosting a couple workshops for crafty folks this month.
—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
5 July 2026
And most folks know to tip valets, nail technicians, and bellhops, too.
—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
5 July 2026
It's made for true athletes and generally active folks alike.
—
Kelsey Fogarty,
PC Magazine,
4 July 2026
Along the front there will likely even be a few small and brief rain showers for folks in Sacramento and further north.
—
Sean MacAday,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
The gold membership is $100 a year, giving folks free access to the KCRC races.
—
Rashad Alexander,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for folks
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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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The Castro family has been linked, through GAESA chiefly, to a lucrative world of hotels, banks, retail monopolies, foreign-currency businesses, foreign private compounds and offshore accounts.
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Hiltz finished seventh in the 1,500 meters at the 2024 Paris Olympics and fifth in the same race at the 2025 world championships in Tokyo.
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The British Army also provided protection from attacks by Native American tribes, giving many settlers little reason to support a rebellion.
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Representatives from two local tribes draw a parallel between the gather and past efforts to expel their people from their ancestral lands, and say the horses are intertwined with their culture.
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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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Now that Love's eight children are all grown up and out of the house, the family has opted to sell the home and look for something smaller near Lake Tahoe, according to the listing agency.
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Plaintiffs have used internal documents from the companies to allege that, in house, people have long recognized a correlation between NEC and the use of preterm formulas made from cow’s milk.
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His charm offensive, including moving to Rio and recalling Neymar, has also begun to win over a skeptical public, setting the stage for a crucial World Cup challenge.
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Harry and Meghan, who live in California, left Britain in 2020 after stepping back from royal life, and have since been involved in a long-running, public falling out with his family.
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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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“Folks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folks. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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