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Recent Examples of disk
The frozen water was found within a debris disk circling HD 181327, a young, sun-like star that lies some 155 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Telescopium.
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Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
This includes rare-earth magnetics that are used in the rotary actuator that allows the heads to write and read information from tracks of data on the disk surfaces.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Adding small amounts of the mineral can improve the resistance to high temperatures and oxidation, helpful for metals used to make magnets, electronic components and data storage disks.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
New image processing techniques revealed the galaxy's bright central bulge and the vast, dusty disk that encircles it in unprecedented detail.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
This includes rare-earth magnetics that are used in the rotary actuator that allows the heads to write and read information from tracks of data on the disk surfaces.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Adding small amounts of the mineral can improve the resistance to high temperatures and oxidation, helpful for metals used to make magnets, electronic components and data storage disks.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
New image processing techniques revealed the galaxy's bright central bulge and the vast, dusty disk that encircles it in unprecedented detail.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disk
Noun
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Study co-author and archaeological scientist Katerina Douka explains that this technique can be used to sort through large numbers of fragments in a way that is impractical for other methods such as DNA sequencing.—
Tom Hawking,
Popular Science,
5 June 2025
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That’s despite the fact that pyroclastic flows—ground-level, fast-moving clouds of extremely hot gas and volcanic fragments—are one of the most dangerous results of volcanic eruptions.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 June 2025
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The approved budget would preserve the portion of the program for those 65 and older, allocating $110 million for that coverage.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
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Both renditions incorporated portions of the original Addams Family theme song.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
1 June 2025
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For Burns Harbor, funding the trail sections has been challenging.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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In the surreal fictional section, estranged friends reconnect on Christmas and rehash the past while questioning whether a foreboding bloodlike substance leaking out into the hallway is real.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
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The science transparency rule in the first Trump administration was intended to limit the EPA’s ability to consider epidemiologic studies like those that established the health harms from exposure to secondhand smoke and to PM2.5, fine particles often from pollution.—
H. Christopher Frey,
The Conversation,
5 June 2025
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Large particles from Sahara dust can also cause skin and eye irritation, the CDC said.—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
4 June 2025
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That plume included ash, volcanic rock and volcanic glass shards known as Pele's hair.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
26 May 2025
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Neolithic masons filled the gaps between individual stones with shards of greywacke, a type of sandstone that also lined the chamber floor.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 May 2025
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With a tiny sliver of activist voters holding the same power to deny a candidate an office as a majority of the broad general electorate, the incentives for bipartisanship have all but disappeared in most states and districts.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
30 May 2025
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Small slivers of the population in cities, towns, and counties across the U.S., nearly every spring, are able to saddle their fellow residents with millions and in some cases billions of dollars worth of new tax and spending obligation.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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This Best of Beauty-winning shampoo smells great and soothes dry, itchy scalps (with aloe) while tackling flakes (with piroctone olamine).—
Elizabeth Siegel,
Allure,
1 June 2025
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Drizzle with copious honey or, as Brenner points out in this recipe, lend it an even more savory edge with oregano, olive oil and chile flakes.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2025
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Last but not least of the 'Magnificent Seven' to report earnings On Wednesday, after the market closes, chip giant Nvidia is due to report results for the company's first three months of its fiscal year.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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Ultimately, on-device chips [often associated with edge computing, or processors built into devices like smartphones, home appliances, etc] are becoming powerful enough to run AI models and can ensure data privacy.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
28 May 2025
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“Disk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disk. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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