as in fact
a single piece of information
let's begin our discussion of this matter with a datum from actual experience
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Recent Examples of datum
New Epstein data dump from JPMorgan A federal court unsealed thousands of suspicious activity reports identifying transactions totalling more than $1 billion filed by JPMorgan about its former client Jeffrey Epstein.
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Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
But the ongoing government shutdown has also delayed the September jobs report, a key piece of data that typically helps inform Fed decisions.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Filings reveal that Dynamix is focused on capitalizing on the surging demand for power and data centers driven by the boom in artificial intelligence.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Fifty-percent of respondents cited limitations in performance data as the main constraint on their advertising spending.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
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Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
But the ongoing government shutdown has also delayed the September jobs report, a key piece of data that typically helps inform Fed decisions.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Filings reveal that Dynamix is focused on capitalizing on the surging demand for power and data centers driven by the boom in artificial intelligence.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Fifty-percent of respondents cited limitations in performance data as the main constraint on their advertising spending.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for datum
Noun
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The interaction was made even more awkward by the fact that Shannon was already standing right there with arms wide open in anticipation of a warm, cleansing embrace.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Throw in the fact that LSU doesn’t have a full-time president right now, as William Tate left for Rutgers in May, and coaching candidates may not get an answer to who exactly their boss is.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
30 Oct. 2025
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These details matter because the circumstance of the death – from accidents to malicious murders – could determine the size of the discount.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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The reasons for that nosedive have been explored and debated in detail.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Datum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/datum. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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