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database

[dey-tuh-beys] / ˈdeɪ təˌbeɪs /
NOUN
collection of data
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As of Thursday night, that judgment was classified in the public database as an "unsatisfied record" - meaning the £9,400 debt had not been cleared.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

After all, even regarding the dumbest birds in his database, he says, “all these species are still here, leading perfectly successful lives,” and have been for millions of years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Using this database, Google quietly stored detailed records of where millions of people traveled, often minute by minute, day after day.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

According to an AFP database, 12 works have already sold for more than $30 million this May in the city, including two that exceeded $100 million.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

What he was building, in those nights in the storerooms, was a kind of database in his unconscious.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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