folk songs

plural of folk song

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Noun
  • The United Kingdom is on course for its sixth prime minister in some seven years, as one political leader after another proves no match for a stubbornly weak economy, which has weighed on incomes and living standards, wearing down the electorate.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
  • The sheriff said the agency remains committed to transparency, professionalism and ethical standards.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • That realization led him to a collection of honky-tonk stompers, highway ballads and intimate character studies.
    SPIN Staff, SPIN, 23 June 2026
  • The ballads, though, are where the trumpeter puts on his Harmon mute and things turn magical.
    Natalie Weiner, Pitchfork, 19 June 2026
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“Folk songs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folk%20songs. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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