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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Season 2 added five recurring cast members to the fold — Natalie Sharp (Wilderness), Carson MacCormac (Shazam!), Janet Kidder (Star Trek: Discovery), Riele Downs (Bel-Air) and Jake Manley (The Order). Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 May 2025 Austin returns to the fold for the 2025 issue, which hits newsstands this week. Andy Frye, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025 The Wi-Fi 7 standard will build on these (and other) existing Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E technologies, as well as bring a few new technologies into the fold. Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 13 May 2025 Since acquiring Fox back in 2017, Marvel has been building slowly towards bringing the X-Men back into the fold of the MCU. Brian Welk, IndieWire, 8 May 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 May. 2025.

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