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Recent Examples of datum The technology functions by analyzing the measurements from existing sensors to generate new, synthetic data for another sensor that may be failing or too slow to capture key events. Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025 At this time, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined. Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025 All of this and more has led to changes across The Athletic’s projections, which are powered by Opta data. Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 Whisker Labs shared its data with NPR. Chiara Eisner, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for datum
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Noun
  • Producers who ship nursery stock out of regulated areas to non-regulated areas must have their stock inspected, and each load must be accompanied by a certificate that attests to the fact that their product is free from the box tree moth.
    Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The fact Nuno did not have the opportunity to work with his entire squad last summer — only two new additions had arrived in time to join the training camp in Portugal — played a role in the breakdown of his relationship with the Forest hierarchy.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Financial Affairs Committee approved the term sheet, which outlines tax incremental financing details, in March 2025.
    Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Going forward, the chain may need to hire a police detail to traffic control, the chief said.
    Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Datum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/datum. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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