as in fact
a single piece of information
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In 2024, the Biden administration admitted more than 100,000 refugees, data from the nonpartisan Migration Policy Institute shows.
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
However, a Star-Telegram review of public data, home listings and sales figures does suggest that homes in the current Keller ISD command a premium over homes of similar size and age in neighboring districts.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2025
Nearly 81% of the executives Costco had in place last year were white, and 72% of them were men, according to data published on its website.
—CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025
Wara said the investigations into the fires’ origins will likely include the collection of data from utilities, including from individual homeowners’ meters, about what was happening on the electrical grid in the early hours of the fires.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
However, a Star-Telegram review of public data, home listings and sales figures does suggest that homes in the current Keller ISD command a premium over homes of similar size and age in neighboring districts.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2025
Nearly 81% of the executives Costco had in place last year were white, and 72% of them were men, according to data published on its website.
—CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025
Wara said the investigations into the fires’ origins will likely include the collection of data from utilities, including from individual homeowners’ meters, about what was happening on the electrical grid in the early hours of the fires.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Datum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/datum. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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