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Recent Examples of disk
While some uncertainty existed about whether Hendrix intended to make his record a double or triple-disc collection, seventeen songs were issued on a single CD to lay the foundation for Experience Hendrix’s catalog refurbishment.
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Mike Alleyne Ph.d, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The three Target exclusive editions of the album come with a poster and collectible disc art, cover art and booklet, Target said.
—Sara Schilling, Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
Some of the material in the disk is absorbed by the star, increasing its mass, but if too much material bunches up in the disk, some of the excess is flung away by tightly wound magnetic fields that beam the material out in two jets along the young star's axis.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
If the planet, star, and our line-of-sight to it are all aligned, then once per orbit the planet will pass in front of the star’s disk, blocking a portion of the parent star’s light.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 10 Sep. 2025
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Mike Alleyne Ph.d, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The three Target exclusive editions of the album come with a poster and collectible disc art, cover art and booklet, Target said.
—Sara Schilling, Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
Some of the material in the disk is absorbed by the star, increasing its mass, but if too much material bunches up in the disk, some of the excess is flung away by tightly wound magnetic fields that beam the material out in two jets along the young star's axis.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
If the planet, star, and our line-of-sight to it are all aligned, then once per orbit the planet will pass in front of the star’s disk, blocking a portion of the parent star’s light.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disk
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What lingers are the fragments that weren’t rehearsed, a voice breaking, a note pulled from the back of a notebook, a chant that filled the room, a line spoken more to a spouse than to the cameras.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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One of these middens spanned an area the size of five football pitches and was packed with the remains of the feast—up to 15 million bone fragments.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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This is especially true when facing the game's many bosses, who often only briefly telegraph their intentions before unleashing attacks that can fill a huge portion of the screen.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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What To Know Subway said its four Fresh Fit sandwiches will be built on multigrain bread and contain a serving of vegetables, at least 20 grams of protein and fewer than 500 calories in a 6-inch portion.—
Toby Meyjes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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The underrated sale section is a hub for seriously steep discounts—up to 63% off—on garden decor, lights, and tools to help give your yard a little TLC this fall.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Sep. 2025
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While the rest of Burning Man celebrated, Kruglov lay prostrate on the ground at a faraway campsite in a comparatively desolate section of Black Rock City, his throat slashed, as a puddle of blood congealed around his lifeless body.—
Denver Nicks,
Rolling Stone,
14 Sep. 2025
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Depending on the reactor’s power, its flux will vary dramatically, reaching hundreds of millions of particles per square centimetre per second.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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Shake out filters or tap on the side of the trash can to remove any large particles that may have stuck to the filters.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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Nothing about Francis Lawrence’s take-no-prisoners adaptation of Richard Bachman’s (aka Stephen King) staggering novel offers one shard of hope for any of us to wrap our bloodied fingers around.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Kafka’s life and work are fragmented, so the film had to be fragmented too—piecing together shards of his fiction, his letters, and his lived experience.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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Despite being only a sliver in size, the tachocline is believed to be the engine room of the un’s magnetic activity.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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To be clear, when tallying the human cost of these guns-everywhere laws, political assassinations make up a tiny sliver.—
John Feinblatt,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Gonadal tissues showed the highest microplastic concentrations, with fibers comprising 85 percent of particles, followed by flakes and films.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Add the garlic and red pepper flakes and saute until fragrant, about 30 seconds.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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In August, the president announced a deal between the federal government and Nvidia, allowing the American chip producer to sell advanced semiconductors to Chinese buyers in exchange for a 15% cut of the profits.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Cadence has expanded this technology beyond chip design towards creating digital twins of data centers including all the functional components.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Disk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disk. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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