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database

[dey-tuh-beys] / ˈdeɪ təˌbeɪs /
NOUN
collection of data
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The Institute is also building a database of people with conditions including Parkinson's, Dementia and MND.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

While rightly proud of his database, Mr. Lefebvre sometimes gets repetitive—he mentions six separate times that birds drown prey—and lapses into listing species and their innovations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Google searched its location history database and produced anonymized information tied to devices inside that perimeter.

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

It had transmitted his DNA to the immunity database even more effectively than if he had kissed it.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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