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Recent Examples of disk
CDs were cheap to produce, and companies could afford to put out disks of obscure, sometimes previously unrecorded repertoire.
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David Denby, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
The view is rare because jets of gas emitted by protostars, known as outflow, often block the view of the disk, the researchers said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 July 2025
The full Buck Moon can be seen rising over the Temple of Poseidon in southern Greece in this image captured by Costas Baltas as the lunar disk crept over the southeastern horizon on the night of July 10.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 11 July 2025
There are other images of the moon — another moonrise, one of the International Space Station appears to transit its disk and another of a moon-Saturn occultation.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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David Denby, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
The view is rare because jets of gas emitted by protostars, known as outflow, often block the view of the disk, the researchers said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 July 2025
The full Buck Moon can be seen rising over the Temple of Poseidon in southern Greece in this image captured by Costas Baltas as the lunar disk crept over the southeastern horizon on the night of July 10.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 11 July 2025
There are other images of the moon — another moonrise, one of the International Space Station appears to transit its disk and another of a moon-Saturn occultation.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disk
Noun
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Two algorithms then went to work: one assembling the fragments into complete molecular structures, the other predicting which of those structures would pack the strongest antibacterial punch.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
14 Aug. 2025
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For me, the early hours offer clarity before the day fragments.—
Marian Evans,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This represents just a portion of the activities in the city, with countless businesses, tour operators and locals sponsoring their own activities ranging from concerts and tours to parties, food tastings and more.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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This isn’t just some rustic detour on the Euro portion of this wine road trip.—
John Noakes,
Hartford Courant,
12 Aug. 2025
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Your headline is the most important of all profile sections for search optimization.—
William Arruda,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The bacteria was in water in a small section of the city water system near Monroe Fire Department Station 4 at 3907 Old Charlotte Highway, the city news release said.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Aug. 2025
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This special light is the reflection of sunlight off particles and dust in the solar system.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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However, O'Connor says your curtains and drapes still collect dust, pet dander, cooking odors, and other airborne particles that can affect indoor air quality.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
15 Aug. 2025
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For a 2001 collection, Alexander McQueen created a scaly bodice out of glass microscope slides painted blood red, then paired it with an exuberant skirt of dyed red-and-black ostrich plumes, contrasting the brittle, angular shards with the soft, floating feathers.—
Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 July 2025
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These recalls were issued over concerns of clear plastic shards within products, allergy mislabeling and possible listeria monocytogenes contamination.—
Suzanne Blake
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025
Noun
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Three other Republican districts would each get a sliver of the county.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
31 July 2025
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Why Latest Bold Deadline Rumors Make No Sense Any sliver of hope that the Braves organization had at making one final push toward a wild-card spot would be out the window.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
Noun
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No, wait— a few flakes come dusting down, where one limb shakes.—
David Baker,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
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Swap plain butter for compound butter loaded with herbs, chili flakes, garlic, lemon zest, or grated cheese to upgrade your corn and your bread in one move.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
8 Aug. 2025
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is the world’s largest contract maker of chips and counts Nvidia and Apple among its clients.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
7 Aug. 2025
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How To Serve Peach Salsa Pita chips are another good option.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Disk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disk. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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