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a folder offering tips for heating one's home efficiently
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The recordings have no sound, but agents are seen carrying file folders and showing identification cards that bear the Secret Service emblem.
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Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
Digital folders or tax preparation apps are great for this.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 Jan. 2025
One other cybercriminal shared a video of a folder of blackmail scripts and tutorials needed to create fake news items.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 27 Jan. 2025
By default, the software continuously backs up all major folders.
—PCMAG, 23 Jan. 2025
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Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
Digital folders or tax preparation apps are great for this.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 Jan. 2025
One other cybercriminal shared a video of a folder of blackmail scripts and tutorials needed to create fake news items.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 27 Jan. 2025
By default, the software continuously backs up all major folders.
—PCMAG, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Folder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folder. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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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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