database

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Soleimani Afshar and Hosseiny are being held in an ICE facility in Pearsall, Texas, according to a searchable database of detainees.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Working with the FBI, Arlington police had finally solved the crime that summer through genetic genealogy, matching the killer’s DNA to relatives in a public database.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

You can contact the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors and look up the Securities and Exchange Commission adviser database.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

They didn’t reply when I asked for an explanation of the discrepancies between the paper and the online database.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Know thine enemy was Artemis’s motto, so he immersed himself in the lore of the People until he had compiled a huge database on their characteristics.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer