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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Beijing's Chinese Communist Party has vowed to bring Taiwan into the fold. William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025 With Cozens and Zetterlund in the fold, there will likely be changes in the Sens’ top six. Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025 Four days later, the Panthers have a new goaltender in the fold. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025 Photographed on deeply textured 16mm, Lesson Learned is refreshingly frank about how kids act amongst themselves, the way teachers wield power (emotional and physical) to mask their insecurities, and what happens when clueless parents are brought into the fold. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the fold

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“The fold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20fold. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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