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database

[dey-tuh-beys] / ˈdeɪ təˌbeɪs /
NOUN
collection of data
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According to a database External link maintained by Stand.earth, an international environmental organization, 1,731 institutions with assets totaling about $41 trillion—including universities across the globe—have divested from fossil fuels in whole or in part.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

One group spent more than $5.8 million in opposition to the tax increase, boosted by six-figure contributions from the venture capitalist Michael Moritz and the Google co-founder Sergey Brin, according to the city’s campaign-finance database.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Peña: I don’t think that it’s going to be a threat because it’s working off of a database and whatever has been uploaded onto that particular AI.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

This is illustrated in the chart above, which plots data from Jay Ritter, a University of Florida finance professor who has compiled the premier academic database of U.S.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

The database notes show the entire history of my doomed electric blanket.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements




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