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  • a variation of disc.
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disk

[disk] / dɪsk /


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The company, which makes hard disk drives that are used in computers and artificial-intelligence data centers, on Thursday reported a profit of $1.78 billion, or $4.63 a share.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Smith was on the injured list for 86 days this summer because of neck disk inflammation, returning for the final month when he slashed .290/.400/.548.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

That escaping gas could create a comet-like tail, with some of the material forming a disk around the white dwarf before falling onto its surface.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

As the system matures, that environment develops into a gas-poor debris disk.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Later they swapped the apples for wood, and the Irish immigrants who played called the disk a poc—the word for punch or strike a blow.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

"This is the first time we have gathered enough systems to truly understand this subclass that we call extreme debris disks," said Su, lead author of the paper.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

The researchers confirmed that extreme debris disks have three defining characteristics.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Their analysis showed that the systems could be divided into two broad groups: silica-rich disks and silica-poor disks.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

During its years of operation, NASA's retired Spitzer Space Telescope studied these debris disks and identified an unusual category known as extreme debris disks.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

“I’ve got you, eh? You’ve made quite a few telescopic observations since being put together, Cutie. Have you noticed that several of those specks of light outside become disks when so viewed?”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov


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