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a folder offering tips for heating one's home efficiently
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The members and staff handling the Israel bill left, and those dealing with spending for veterans and military construction came in, with the staffers lugging broad folders of documents to deal with the multitude of amendments being offered.
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Ben Jacobs, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 June 2024
Some examples he’s reported include Siri offering meeting summaries, cropping photos for you, or moving notes in the Notes app from one folder to another.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 2 June 2024
In New York, a social work graduate student at Columbia University in zip-ties tore a diploma folder on stage after the main commencement was cancelled, while dozens of protesters at New York University stormed out of Yankee Stadium as the college president spoke.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 23 May 2024
Once again, the solution to the crime hinges on Officer Kaya’s ability to discern the larger truth embedded in a stack of file folders and Elsbeth’s knack for observing small and seemingly extraneous details.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2024
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Ben Jacobs, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 June 2024
Some examples he’s reported include Siri offering meeting summaries, cropping photos for you, or moving notes in the Notes app from one folder to another.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 2 June 2024
In New York, a social work graduate student at Columbia University in zip-ties tore a diploma folder on stage after the main commencement was cancelled, while dozens of protesters at New York University stormed out of Yankee Stadium as the college president spoke.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 23 May 2024
Once again, the solution to the crime hinges on Officer Kaya’s ability to discern the larger truth embedded in a stack of file folders and Elsbeth’s knack for observing small and seemingly extraneous details.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Folder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folder. Accessed 2 Jul. 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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