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folder

[fohl-der] / ˈfoʊl dər /
NOUN
paper envelope for holding items
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Most prime ministers enter PMQs with a thick folder of notes covering what they hope is every conceivable question they might face.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Clutching under his arm a blue folder stuffed with documents, maps, and cadastral surveys, Balliu said he has been threatened several times for trying to assert his rights.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

A simple way to imagine this is like making two photocopies of a document but accidentally placing both copies into the same folder instead of separating them.

From Science Daily ● May 25, 2026

“He brings with him, like, a two-inch folder stuffed with handwritten stock reports he had written on minor league bus trips,” Houston said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2026

They sat in my Arletta Paisley linen expandable snap-top folder next to Nan’s kissing squirrels salt and pepper shakers—a gift from our current landlord, Mr. Taft.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

A July trip to Target to get everything on her list — among the items, two packs of wired headphones, Band-Aids, eight folders and four composition notebooks — cost about $230.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026

The target folders ensured that agents apprehended the correct person.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

Hand sanitizer, folders, perfume, a pair of black leggings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

But it said a recent issue caused the tool to surface information to some enterprise users from messages stored in their drafts and sent email folders - including those marked as confidential.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026

She looked down at one of her folders, picking at the corner.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss




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