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databases

noun

plural of database

as in information

a collection of pieces of information that is organized and used on a computer All of our customers' information was kept in a database. an online database

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Recent Examples of databases The Silver Rail Elementary tragedy is the 36th shooting in the United States this year on K-12 school grounds, according to CNN’s analysis of multiple databases, including the Gun Violence Archive. — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026 The court ruled that the department lacked authority to collect state voter files, compare them with federal citizenship databases and use those comparisons to press states to remove voters deemed potentially ineligible. — Thom Reilly, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026 The disclosure follows a September report by cybersecurity nonprofit Transluce revealing that OpenAI agents attempted to hack public databases and an Australian government website simply to complete basic research tasks. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 In her letter, Weber argued the DOJ may be violating the ruling earlier this month, which barred the DOJ from comparing voter files to federal immigration databases. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Genetic comparisons revealed that deep-sea viral communities in the region are almost entirely unique, with just 4 percent of their protein clusters matching global databases. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026 This is one shape of [a] research project of systematizing and scaling up searching for useful new tools in large databases and DNA sequences. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026 Website management runs through the StartCP control panel, with tools for domains, databases, email accounts, and files. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026 The number could also be combined with additional information gathered from public profiles, breached databases or other sources. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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Spray bottle on bottom shelf of main prep table lacking label information.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Yet, as in many speculative markets, sophisticated participants often have access to better information, stronger analytical tools and more advanced risk-management techniques than retail participants, giving them an informational edge.

— Aneri Jambusaria, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026

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