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database

[dey-tuh-beys] / ˈdeɪ təˌbeɪs /
NOUN
collection of data
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This is illustrated in the chart above, which plots data from Jay Ritter, a University of Florida finance professor who has compiled the premier academic database of U.S.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

By the end of 2025, about 535,000 people were registered as behavior technicians in a federal database of healthcare providers, an increase of 457% from 2019, an analysis by the Journal found.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The national database could be co-operatively managed by the government and the airline industry.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The company said its decision to raise its full-year outlook was primarily driven by “strength” in its multi-cloud database service, called Atlas.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

"Maybe you could go online this afternoon, Bobby. You could go to the website of the journal Science and do some poking around, search their database for articles on light, do some reading— okay?"

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements




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