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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In addition to Moore, Raising Kanan has added a couple of other new faces to the fold.
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
The injury situation should ease somewhat with Wirtz and Frimpong set to return to the fold.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
With Kristaps Porzingis, who is a 36% 3-point shooter as a 7-foot-2 center, now in the fold, Green now has a center partner who can space the floor.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
Later, draft analyst Rich Hill created a modernized version of the chart, and others — such as Fitzgerald-Spielberger and Harvard charts — entered the fold, too.
—Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
The injury situation should ease somewhat with Wirtz and Frimpong set to return to the fold.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
With Kristaps Porzingis, who is a 36% 3-point shooter as a 7-foot-2 center, now in the fold, Green now has a center partner who can space the floor.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
Later, draft analyst Rich Hill created a modernized version of the chart, and others — such as Fitzgerald-Spielberger and Harvard charts — entered the fold, too.
—Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
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“The fold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20fold. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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