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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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Now, people can comb through the National Archives database from their kitchen table instead of sifting through paper records or microfiche at local libraries or courthouses.
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La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
Others have checked every person booked into jail against DHS databases.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
According to Shelter Animals Count, a database founded by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) and The Humane Society of the United States and other groups, over 1.5 million dogs entered shelters and rescues in the U.S. in the first half of 2024.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
So oat milk doesn't contain as much protein as regular milk ( roughly three vs. eight grams of protein in a cup, respectively, according to the USDA's food database).
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
Others have checked every person booked into jail against DHS databases.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
According to Shelter Animals Count, a database founded by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) and The Humane Society of the United States and other groups, over 1.5 million dogs entered shelters and rescues in the U.S. in the first half of 2024.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
So oat milk doesn't contain as much protein as regular milk ( roughly three vs. eight grams of protein in a cup, respectively, according to the USDA's food database).
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Database.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/database. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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