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database

[dey-tuh-beys] / ˈdeɪ təˌbeɪs /
NOUN
collection of data
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Zvone, a police inspector, examines security footage and an automobile database to create a list of citizens with access to the make and model of a car seen near the scene of the crime.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

As Sheeran's case was dealt with under the Single Justice Procedure system, it could be sent to any magistrates' court regardless of the location of the offence, based on a national database.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Internal records from a mailing list exchange database, which details how often and for what purpose organizations use mailing lists of potential donors, shows a shift in FLAG’s emphasis.

From Salon Aug. 1, 2026

Combs is expected to be released from prison on Jan. 24, 2028, the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate database confirms.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

Surely the clinic had some kind of database of patient records.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

They then compared those samples with genomic databases containing thousands of DNA samples from dozens of present-day human populations.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

The most recent awards call for contractors to help the agency geolocate individuals labeled as “extremists,” compile reports on individuals and cross-reference information with government databases, contracting documents show.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Despite a total population of just over six million people, the Baltic states possessed around 33,000 startups last year, according to data from Lursoft IT, a Latvian company specialising in business and financial databases.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

These kinds of investigators often use public records, databases, address histories and people-finder services.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

Tucker and I had exhausted the library’s databases on Scarlet and McCoy, with no further clues about McCoy’s particular brand of psychosis.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia




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