data mining
noun
: the practice of searching through large amounts of computerized data to find useful patterns or trends
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Glasgow brings years of executive experience at companies like Meta and Google and holds over 50 issued or pending patents in areas like search, data mining, and commerce.
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Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 10 Mar. 2026
Maybe such meticulous data mining pays off—but maybe not.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
American officials have warned that TikTok's algorithm could be exploited by Beijing for data mining or political influence.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Do some data mining to look for pain points, such as in complaints about your business and your competitors’ businesses.
—David Malcolm, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 10 Mar. 2026
Maybe such meticulous data mining pays off—but maybe not.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
American officials have warned that TikTok's algorithm could be exploited by Beijing for data mining or political influence.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Do some data mining to look for pain points, such as in complaints about your business and your competitors’ businesses.
—David Malcolm, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Data mining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/data%20mining. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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