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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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The risks of sharing this data is minimal.
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What the data is telling us The Wolters Kluwer Health survey makes the situation hard to ignore.
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December’s data marks the index’s highest rate in the last three months.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The risks of sharing this data is minimal.
—Daniel Anello, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
What the data is telling us The Wolters Kluwer Health survey makes the situation hard to ignore.
—David Chou, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
December’s data marks the index’s highest rate in the last three months.
—Hannah Parker, NBC news, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Data.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/data. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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