thumb drive
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In an interview, she denied having brought in the thumb drive and said she used evidence from the courthouse computer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
Only then did he provide the code to a safe that held a “hard-wired” crypto wallet stored on a thumb drive, Brownstone told the judge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
Now, of course all they need to do is stick it on a thumb drive, send it to us and allow me to do it on my own.
From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2023
A few days later the newspaper learned from court documents about the thumb drive with an electronic copy of thousands of files taken from its computers.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 29, 2023
But in both my Mom bag and my Dad bag I carry notebook paper and pencils, a phone charger, a wallet, a USB thumb drive, and my books.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
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