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a folder offering tips for heating one's home efficiently
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That’s a simple truth, and while anyone who has ever looked in their junk folder will know, there’s no such thing as a perfect spam filter.
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
There's a folder on his computer just for photos of sad sloths.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
Many scenes show Ito recording phone calls, taking copious notes and sitting in rooms surrounded by highlighted transcripts and folders of evidence.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2024
What troubled me was [the officer] had a folder on me containing my personal information.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
There's a folder on his computer just for photos of sad sloths.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
Many scenes show Ito recording phone calls, taking copious notes and sitting in rooms surrounded by highlighted transcripts and folders of evidence.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2024
What troubled me was [the officer] had a folder on me containing my personal information.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Folder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folder. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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folder
noun
fold·er
ˈfōl-dər 
1
: one that folds
2
: a printed circular of folded sheets
3
a
: a folded cover or large envelope for holding loose papers
b
: an element of a computer operating system used to group and organize files
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