disk

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During this active phase, known as a quasar, gas and dust form a spinning disk around the black hole, releasing enormous amounts of energy as it falls inward.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

Last fall, he underwent disk replacement surgery in his lower back.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

The 50-year-old, who has had a series of operations in the last two years, has been sidelined since having an operation in October to replace a disk in his back.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

“That advice has not aged well—it has the practical value of a floppy disk today,” wrote Gill.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

“That’s high enough,” Rick said; he removed the wired adhesive disk from his cheek and shut off the beam of light.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick