thumb drive
noun
: a small usually rectangular device used for storing and transferring computer data : flash drive
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According to the Parker County Sheriff's Office, William Raymond Catron was taken into custody after deputies linked him to a digital thumb drive found outside the agency's main building on March 18.
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Sergio Candido, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
Authier said that after Catron left his appointment, a visitor found a thumb drive near where Catron had parked and turned it over to sheriff’s office personnel.
—Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2026
The Social Security inspector general’s office is investigating allegations that the former DOGE engineer took sensitive data on a thumb drive in a major potential security breach, said people familiar with the process.
—Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2026
And now there’s a new digital-physical version that will live on a thumb drive.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2026
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Sergio Candido, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
Authier said that after Catron left his appointment, a visitor found a thumb drive near where Catron had parked and turned it over to sheriff’s office personnel.
—Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2026
The Social Security inspector general’s office is investigating allegations that the former DOGE engineer took sensitive data on a thumb drive in a major potential security breach, said people familiar with the process.
—Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2026
And now there’s a new digital-physical version that will live on a thumb drive.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Thumb drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thumb%20drive. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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