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as in data
a collection of factual knowledge about something
the network correspondent spent the entire day gathering information for her report on the brewing scandal
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as in info
a report of recent events or facts not previously known
what's the latest information about the wildfires out in the West?
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Georgia's Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency was collecting information from people who want to volunteer to help recovery efforts in the state.
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Alex Sundby, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
This story has been updated with additional information.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
Mission-critical environments, including public safety emergencies, evoke such an extreme level of stress that the brain crosses a threshold that impacts our ability to process information and solve problems.
—Mahesh Saptharishi, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
The expansive network that had enabled CrowdStrike to access information from over a trillion events every day and prevent more than 75,000 security breaches every year, had ironically introduced a new form of uncertainty of colossal significance.
—Dr. Mithu Storoni, TIME, 16 Sep. 2024
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Alex Sundby, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
This story has been updated with additional information.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
Mission-critical environments, including public safety emergencies, evoke such an extreme level of stress that the brain crosses a threshold that impacts our ability to process information and solve problems.
—Mahesh Saptharishi, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
The expansive network that had enabled CrowdStrike to access information from over a trillion events every day and prevent more than 75,000 security breaches every year, had ironically introduced a new form of uncertainty of colossal significance.
—Dr. Mithu Storoni, TIME, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Information.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/information. Accessed 13 Oct. 2024.
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