data set

Example Sentences

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Historically, a few large losses do skew the data set somewhat.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

"Over the last 30 years, we've been collecting bathing water samples once a week through the summer and that long-term data set gives you the best idea of where is safest to swim."

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Museum director-general Bart Ouvry said a new effort to digitize its archives commenced at the start of February, building on past work to create a homogenized data set.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Teske emphasized that the discovery raises as many questions as it answers: "What's really exciting is that this new data set is opening up even more questions than it's answering."

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

But keep in mind that these are the most common names of all, and consider the size of the data set.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt