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disk

[disk] / dɪsk /


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At that time, the young Sun was surrounded by a rotating disk of gas, dust, and ice.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

When illuminated, the muscle tissue contracted in different directions, causing the disk to stretch and compress.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

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

The sounds of whirring disk drives, self-test beeps, and other boot-up sounds echoed off the vaulted ceiling.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

Unlike hard drives containing spinning disks that can break, flash is a chip with no moving parts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

These structures, called protoplanetary disks, provide the raw materials from which planets develop.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

"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

Of the Webb sample, 12 disks were newly observed, while four were follow-up observations of systems previously examined by Spitzer.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

I bored two holes in each of the disks, using thorns and fine sand.

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell


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