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hard drive

[hahrd drahyv] / ˈhɑrd ˈdraɪv /




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All of a sudden you’re sorting through a snake’s nest of dusty cables and cords, trying to tell a receiver from a hard drive.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

"Sometimes I write songs like that and they just sit on a hard drive because they are for me," he says.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

Under Locations, select your hard drive, then tap Save.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 22, 2026

"If implemented at scale, it could represent a milestone in the history of knowledge storage, akin to oracle bones, medieval parchment or the modern hard drive," they said.

From Barron's Feb. 18, 2026

Tobias pulls the dresser away from the wall with one hand and wedges the hard drive behind it with the other.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth




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