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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Another billionaire, former Google chief executive Eric Schmidt, who recently purchased his own rocket company, has been quietly propping up the idea that data centers should be moved off Earth.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
In making those comments, Kennedy has pointed to VAERS as his data source.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Today, they are being reborn in the data centers and call logs of the AI era.
—James Felton Keith, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Newsweek unveiled our Best Smart Hospitals ranking for 2026 yesterday, in collaboration with our data partners at Statista.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
In making those comments, Kennedy has pointed to VAERS as his data source.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Today, they are being reborn in the data centers and call logs of the AI era.
—James Felton Keith, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Newsweek unveiled our Best Smart Hospitals ranking for 2026 yesterday, in collaboration with our data partners at Statista.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Data.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/data. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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