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database

[dey-tuh-beys] / ˈdeɪ təˌbeɪs /
NOUN
collection of data
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Bonds in 2022 suffered their worst bear market since 1793, according to the database maintained by Edward McQuarrie, an emeritus professor at Santa Clara University.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

Homeland Security has previously told news outlets it does not have a “domestic terrorist” database, but said it monitors incidents of “threats, assaults and obstruction” of its officers.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

The live database is limited and gives only a partial picture.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

One forces prescribers to register with the manufacturer -- creating a national database that advocates say could pose a safety risk for doctors.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

Now it was just a matter of time before the doctors and nurses looked through the missing-persons database to find him.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

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

At a “20,000-foot level,” Hochman said, the databases available to his office suggested a vast majority of plaintiffs were never housed in the facilities where they said they were abused.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2026

Arcade.dev has raised $60 million as it tackles the thorny problem of securely managing which actions AI agents are authorized to take in enterprise apps, databases and tools.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

These databases are then used by police and prosecutors, as well as by employers and housing officials—an electronic record that will haunt many for life.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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