folk
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Xi and his wife were greeted on the tarmac by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and the first lady, as well as a performance by an Egyptian folk dance troupe.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Garfunkel’s tender folk couldn’t be farther from the chrome-coated zeitgeist of the turn of the last century.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
There was already music in the family - her mother, Avie Lee, sung folk songs all the time and her aunt played the guitar and wrote songs.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
So while it is great fun to speculate — is it just another example of rich folk fleeing California’s high taxes?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
“Yes. Only medicine men and medicine women are able to remember each story. The medicine folk say that the sp’ sing their stories to each other.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
"The president and the administration will never shy away from talking with the folks we need to talk to, to further that," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
It’s no surprise that “we are seeing folks renting later into life than they would have in the past.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
But her open-hearted grace and ability to take such slights in stride resonated with everyday folks otherwise overlooked by upper-crust tastemakers.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Today, folks on social media debate the merits of including off-duty pursuits, with opponents calling it cringe, irrelevant or amateurish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
"What do these town folks think we are?" one of the other girls said angrily.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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