data

Example Sentences

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Possibly alive: About 31% have shown activity on government data bases — such as tax, voting and marriage filings — after they were reported missing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Some surveys of U.S. airlines show stable passenger satisfaction, but other data tell a different story: complaints are rising; confidence is slipping and travelers are increasingly frustrated with delays, crowding and higher prices.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

“A generation ago, all this collected data, somebody would have had to go through it. Somebody would have had to read it and analyze it, and make inferences from it,” Guariglia said.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

The campaign, which began on Sunday, comes amid more than 7,500 suspected measles cases since 15 March, according to health ministry data.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

And there was another sort of story about Alphonse Bertillon—a story that suggested that without good data, things would turn out far less happily.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day