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fold

[fohld] / foʊld /




VERB
encase, enclose
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He assumes ticket revenue per match will not just double from the $15m at the last World Cup, but increase nearly five fold to $71m.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

RuPaul enters the fold and steals the show, and suddenly, none of the quips and bits can quite measure up to his delivery.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

His Earth-based data centers came into the SpaceX fold earlier this year thanks to its merger with Musk’s AI startup, xAI.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Having Saudi Arabia, a member of the G-20, join the Accords would bring into the fold the region’s largest economy and invite extensive security cooperation between Israel and Saudi Arabia in mutually beneficial ways.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

There was nothing to him but a small fold under the clothes.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff




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