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
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
The origin story of the thumb drive — as told by the former inmate who came forward to The Times — is just as shocking as the videos on it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2023
Fred enters the room and holds up a small thumb drive.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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