folk

[fohk] / foʊk /

NOUN

person's relations, acquaintances

Synonyms

STRONGEST

community family group people public

STRONG

clan confederation house household inhabitants kin kindred lineage masses nation nationality population proletariat race settlement society state stock tribe

WEAK

body politic culture group ethnic group general public menage ménage

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But the folks commenting in the replies had a completely different investigation in mind – the one into Jeffrey Epstein.

From BBC

“And, inevitably, it’s always the passengers, the average folks, who pay the biggest price.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Sometimes the folks who seem too good to be true end up proving they are truly good.

From Salon

I like to show my folks where to find official tech help, such as Apple’s excellent support app or Google’s Android help pages, at least as a starting point.

From The Wall Street Journal

But it’s also a challenge to all other Latino communities: if folks from Wilmington to Hermosa Beach to Compton can cover their sports history so thoroughly, why can’t the rest of us?

From Los Angeles Times

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