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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 Personal information exposed through data brokers Your name, phone number, address and other personal details may appear on people-search websites or data broker databases. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 Under the bill, those databases could be created with electronic health records. — Gerry Smith, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 Investigators said Sguros also used his access to law enforcement databases to find information about West. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 Police said a department-wide administrative investigation and audit into officers' use of law enforcement databases remains ongoing. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 The untitled project got far enough in Hyperion’s pipeline to be assigned an ISBN and listed in bookseller databases as a 384-page hardcover. — Andy Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026 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

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But creating a government database of gun owners also could put people at risk, if the information is hacked and leaked, Leary said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
When an email involves your Social Security information, go directly to the government website and check for yourself.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

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Andries’ articles and reviews helped elevate Steppenwolf’s profile considerably in the years before the theater company relocated to Chicago in 1980 and eventually became world-renowned, Delacoma said.

— Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
The programming incorporates science through chat sessions with viewers three times a week, as well as a podcast and online articles detailing the dogs' development.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

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