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a collection of factual knowledge about something
we are putting together all the data we have obtained on the local housing market
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While no service can guarantee the complete removal of your data from the internet, a data removal service is really a smart choice.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Regulators have also flagged data privacy and national security risks tied to Temu and Shein’s data collection practices.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
At least some of the transfers took place while a court order barred DOGE from any data access.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
That’s as the AI boom increasingly sends companies, including hyperscalers and adjacent firms, to the bond market to fund massive investments in data centers and other infrastructure.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Regulators have also flagged data privacy and national security risks tied to Temu and Shein’s data collection practices.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
At least some of the transfers took place while a court order barred DOGE from any data access.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
That’s as the AI boom increasingly sends companies, including hyperscalers and adjacent firms, to the bond market to fund massive investments in data centers and other infrastructure.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Data.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/data. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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