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database

[dey-tuh-beys] / ˈdeɪ təˌbeɪs /
NOUN
collection of data
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Whittaker and Gombu were the 10th and 11th people to reach the top, according to the Himalayan Database.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

China lent Kenya $9.7 billion between 2000 and 2019, according to the Chinese Loans to Africa Database by Boston University, with around half of that going to the railway.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

A Police National Database was the key recommendation from an inquiry into failings by police in relation to the Soham murders.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

According to IMDb, the Internet Movie Database, Rourke has six upcoming films on his calendar, including two that are completed and one that is currently filming.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

The counselor encouraged Shin to turn his therapeutic diary into the memoir that the Database Center published in Korean in 2007.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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