databases

plural of database

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Recent Examples of databases An autonomous logistics platform may need to exchange live telemetry between factories, vehicles, weather systems, inventory databases and financial software simultaneously. Ivo Ivanov, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 The ability to access Social Security numbers through CRIM’s property map raises concerns given the proliferation of private companies that sell Puerto Rico real estate information, obtained from public databases such as Catastro Digital. Luis Valentín, ProPublica, 9 July 2026 Some organizations have halted surveys and tracking projects; others have deleted archives and databases. Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026 Elsewhere, the conversation drifts into questions about public-records databases, investigative reporting, grant applications, and the ways institutions classify professional expertise. Rhoda Feng, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 To meet these demands, software platforms have dominated the market by offering scalable databases and cloud-native tracking. Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 7 July 2026 By comparing the results of shotgun DNA sequencing to large reference genome databases, researchers can figure out which species the DNA came from. Jenny Whilde, The Conversation, 7 July 2026 Your name may already appear in old breaches, data broker lists, leaked marketing databases or public records. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026 Deputy Chief Craig Neal also told the Chicago Tribune that precise databases were not available at the time. Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for databases
Noun
  • One expert noted that turning satellite data into information useful to firefighters and forestry managers will take some time.
    Eric Niiler, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Hart went into writing the ballad with that information, but the rest was up to him.
    Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
Noun
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    Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 9 July 2026
  • The newspapers allege the ChatGPT maker is hiding evidence important to what could be a landmark copyright infringement trial over how OpenAI and its business partner, Microsoft, built their AI technologies using millions of news articles.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026

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“Databases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/databases. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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