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database

[dey-tuh-beys] / ˈdeɪ təˌbeɪs /
NOUN
collection of data
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Shares of Oracle have gained 37% since the company’s previous earnings report, when the cloud and database giant reported revenue- and earnings-growth rates in excess of 20%.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 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

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

All information in the database is legally gathered, and in 2024 Congress added safeguards against abuse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

She knelt and kissed his ring, and her DNA was read and was transmitted to the Scythedom’s immunity database.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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