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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are folk" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are referring to people in a casual or informal manner, often in discussions about culture or community.
Example: "In this town, there are folk who still practice traditional crafts and share their skills with others."
Alternatives: "are people" or "are individuals".
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are folk
noun
A grouping of smaller peoples or tribes as a nation.
Exact(57)
"These figures are folk art.
"They are folk heroes of a sort.
"Outsider" artists, like Darger, are folk cultures of one, oblivious of professional standards and peers.
He replied: "As long as there are folk left with the faith to fight for it".
They are folk singers and songwriters of an especially moving, dare I say feminine, sort.
There are folk musicians and there are pop stars who play folk.
As Nye Bevan said, it will "as long as there are folk left with the faith to fight for it".
The most successful among them are folk heroes, celebrated in popular anthems, having supposedly turned the tables on the rich.
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Mr. Gorka and Ms. Carstensen are folk-circuit favorites for their warm voices and kindhearted songs.
One activity Ms. Bello hopes to formulate soon are folk-styled seminars by tribal elders.
There are folk-music elements as well, and modernist touches that clearly influenced the young Stravinsky, who was Rimsky-Korsakov's student at the time of its composition.
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