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folder

[fohl-der] / ˈfoʊl dər /
NOUN
paper envelope for holding items
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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

I have a folder of Latin techno tracks that are specifically with Spanish vocals or Latin percussion.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Regulars had their usual jotted down in shorthand and kept in a folder to be used as soon as they walked in.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

That’s how I took a folder full of past emails and extracted the email addresses of each person who emails me regularly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

I pull out a folder labeled Top Secret in kid handwriting.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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