How to Use datum in a Sentence
datum
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That's up from 43% in June and 25% in May, according to the data.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2024
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Troubling data indicate the worst may still be to come in many parts of the world.
—Time, 16 Apr. 2020
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At the end of the process, there is no record of the original training data inside the model.
—Joella Carman, NBC News, 17 May 2023
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But all the data and transparency in the world won’t mean much if viewers don’t buy it.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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How much of a risk does this pose to your personal data?
—Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American, 23 July 2019
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The process was like engineering in the dark, and the team didn’t always trust their data.
—David A. Taylor, Smithsonian, 9 July 2019
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Because the use of the drug for weight loss is so new, data on the long-term effects is unavailable.
—Sarah Sloat, Health, 30 Mar. 2023
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More: Check out the Detroit Free Press’ data tracking for more.
—Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 29 Apr. 2020
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The deal saw the streamers agree to release some data privately to the union to help gauge what shows are hits, and which are not.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2024
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The app measures the light’s brightness and reports that data to researchers.
—Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2020
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At this time, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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At this time, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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At this time, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacramento Bee, 23 Mar. 2025
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The analysis was based on the reports of data that were presented to the public by the IDP.
—Adam Brewster, Musadiq Bidar, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2020
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The state didn’t collect data to know how often it was being used.
—Logan Jaffe, ProPublica, 27 Dec. 2019
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Decibel had a staff of 68 last year, according to the data firm PitchBook.
—Robert Weisman, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
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Here’s the latest data from the state health department.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025
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If still wary, Goncharov says users can request to have all of their data removed from the app’s servers at any time.
—Claudia Harmata, PEOPLE.com, 17 July 2019
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Help the team check the health of the local reef, and collect data for projects aimed at protecting native species.
—National Geographic, 15 Sep. 2019
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During all of the tests, images of people’s faces were blurred and data was kept for a maximum of 14 days.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 8 Feb. 2024
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The group owns more than 25% of PG&E stock, according to court papers and data compiled by Bloomberg.
—Dustin Gardiner, SFChronicle.com, 21 Aug. 2019
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Average hourly wages surged 4.1% over the year ending in May, the fresh data on Friday showed.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 7 June 2024
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Ten years later, that number rose to more than 17.5% -- one of the highest in all of Texas, according to state health data.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2025
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But data on these deadly encounters have been hard to come by.
—Lynne Peeples, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2019
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Nielsen’s streaming data for the week of June 24-30 finally caught up to those of us existing in the present on Thursday.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 26 July 2024
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Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
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Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacramento Bee, 1 Mar. 2025
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There is a tension in the data that says on the one hand, how many people want the job and, on the other hand, how unhappy drivers are with their pay.
—Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes, 2 Apr. 2023
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Rather, users and their data would be migrated to an open source platform, per the publication.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 June 2025
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An initial cost estimate, used to set the level of state funding, was based on data collected more than a dozen years ago, the Park District said.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
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