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laptop

[lap-top] / ˈlæpˌtɒp /






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It costs $2,899 in the U.S., reaching an asking price similar to a high-end laptop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The company’s latest addition to the Apple ecosystem is the MacBook Neo, a budget laptop starting at just $599.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Sitting in his home with other family members and a reporter, Al-Saadi brought out hard drives, USB sticks and a laptop with dozens of files from security cameras.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Craig Bellamy takes a seat at his desk and connects his laptop to a projector showing its contents on the opposite wall, the desktop background barely visible behind a maze of files and folders.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

He pulled his hoodie tight around his face and felt the weight of his backpack against him, filled with Tom’s laptop, his mother’s notebooks, the files, and the scrapbook.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste