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Manually specifying `data_dir` should override download URLs in dataloaders

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Description

Sometimes it's more convenient to load files locally than to download them repeatedly (especially large files). If the `data_dir` argument is provided on instantiation, it should override the URL download and look in the appropriate location for the downloaded file.

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