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folk

[fohk] / foʊk /
NOUN
person's relations, acquaintances
Synonyms
STRONGEST
community family group people public
STRONG
clan confederation house household inhabitants kin kindred lineage masses nation nationality population proletariat race settlement society state stock tribe
WEAK
body politic culture group ethnic group general public menage ménage

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Labour folk are considerably less than delighted - but also have campaigning to focus on - so let's keep an eye on what they're saying in the coming days, and weeks.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

In this A.I.-powered asphyxiation of the information ecosystem, Spero has positioned himself on social media as a folk hero hauling in the oxygen tanks.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

They are everyday folk poised on the sublime, a leap into the expanse just pages away.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

He’s memorialized in corridos, or Mexican folk ballads.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

This book is a record of all the afternoons the two of us spent in the glade together with the charmed folk.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

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