as in information
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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The number of immigrant visas issued by the United States from March to May fell by about 23,000, or 14%, from the same period last year, State Department data shows.
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Phillip Reese, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Hiring activity has been listless this year, and the latest data isn’t showing much of a turnaround.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Presumably, the same data centers could beam data back and forth using lasers.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
The data is delayed amid a job market that's seeing women leave the workforce again.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
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Phillip Reese, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Hiring activity has been listless this year, and the latest data isn’t showing much of a turnaround.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Presumably, the same data centers could beam data back and forth using lasers.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
The data is delayed amid a job market that's seeing women leave the workforce again.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Data.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/data. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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