disk

variants or disc

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Recent Examples of disk Such objections may have been behind a 2017 decision to stop granting new disk vendor licenses. Laura-Zoë Humphreys and Daymar Valdés Frigola / Made By History, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024 The mission will search the universe for signs of water and organic molecules – the ingredients of life – at disks around stars where new planets could be forming and in stellar nurseries. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024 This Bulgari Bulgari chain bracelet in 18k rose gold is designed with mother-of-pearl and onyx on round disks that echo the shape of a classic round dress watch. Carol Besler, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2024 The system could also be a useful target for studying the early stages of planet formation due to its young age, the rare disk misalignment and the relatively close location to Earth, Barber said. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for disk 
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Noun
  • Blumberg worked with Tilbury, for instance, for around two weeks, sitting in the garden shed where the pianist keeps his Steinway, with Blumberg recording as Tilbury scribbled notes on a stave and played fragments of song.
    Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The skull fragments, teeth, jaws and other remains unearthed at different sites across the country are clearly remnants of archaic hominins — the formal name for species in the human lineage — who lived between 300,000 and 100,000 years ago.
    Katie Hunt, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Bake in preheated oven until a thermometer inserted into thickest portion of chicken registers 175°F and honey mixture thickens, 14 to 16 minutes, stirring and basting chicken with honey mixture halfway through bake time.
    Craig Ruff, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2025
  • The National Weather Service issued its highest fire weather alert level for portions of the Los Angeles area for Monday into Tuesday morning, as powerful Santa Ana winds return.
    Andrew Freedman, Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Giveaway Entities’ right to amend these Official Rules, in whole or in part, does not apply to this Arbitration section.
    USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The itinerary here is always evolving, so head to their experiences section to see what’s currently on offer.
    Ariel Okin, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • At some point the classical simulation will just fail because bouncing balls will never be able to replicate the peculiar quantum mechanical laws obeyed by sub-atomic particles.
    Vineer Bhansali, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Both are abrasive particles with sharp edges that can irritate eyes, respiratory systems and skin.
    John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Raw foods can contain debris, like shards of bone, that may injure pets.
    CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Here’s why experts are worried Raw foods can contain debris, like shards of bone, that may injure pets.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In the cartoonist Barry Blitt’s portrayal of the upcoming Inauguration Day, the new President is sidelined into a dash of yellow hair and a sliver of red tie.
    Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Where American Primeval has at least allowed a sliver of ambiguity when portraying whether or not Young was complicit in the massacre’s cover-up until now, there’s none of that here.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The confetti fell onto the Las Vegas field, red, white and yellow flakes the backdrop for an exchange between Patrick Mahomes and Chris Jones.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2025
  • As Alyssa, an artist who falls somewhere between free spirit and flake, SZA eases into her first acting role like someone who has been doing this all along.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Southeast Asia also has a significant presence in strategic sectors like chips and green energy.
    Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Jim sees DuPont’s electronics business, which supports the semiconductor industry, as the crown jewel since the artificial intelligence boom has created explosive demand for faster and faster chips.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025

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