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database

[dey-tuh-beys] / ˈdeɪ təˌbeɪs /
NOUN
collection of data
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Internal records from a mailing list exchange database, which details how often and for what purpose organizations use mailing lists of potential donors, shows a shift in FLAG’s emphasis.

From Salon Aug. 1, 2026

For more on the companies’ own outlooks, you can search in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Edgar database for filings.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

Combs is expected to be released from prison on Jan. 24, 2028, the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate database confirms.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

The city uses a public database to track complaints, often from citizens, about robotaxi parking violations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

But somehow I doubted they'd be in any police database.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

Despite a total population of just over six million people, the Baltic states possessed around 33,000 startups last year, according to data from Lursoft IT, a Latvian company specialising in business and financial databases.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

In many states, you can look up a contractor’s credentials and complaints against them in government-run databases for free.

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

The app then compares those estimates with nutrition databases to calculate calories and other nutrients.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

Asylum seekers are fingerprinted on arrival in the UK and checked against UK police databases, but these would not necessarily show a conviction from another country.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

They don't seem to know much of anything about me, except that I'm young and that when they run my fingerprints they don't find a match in their databases.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu




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