as in information
a collection of factual knowledge about something
we are putting together all the data we have obtained on the local housing market
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However, the steep drop in battery costs is now allowing energy-storage technology to be deployed in conjunction with natural gas to provide more reliable power for data centers.
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Mark Chediak, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
All cellular models can use 5G data speeds — except for the base iPad, which can only use 4G LTE.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Demand is here now, and the gap between what the grid can deliver today and what data centers need is already being felt.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
Last May, Spirit operated 19,575 flights, according to aviation data-firm Cirium.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
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Mark Chediak, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
All cellular models can use 5G data speeds — except for the base iPad, which can only use 4G LTE.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Demand is here now, and the gap between what the grid can deliver today and what data centers need is already being felt.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
Last May, Spirit operated 19,575 flights, according to aviation data-firm Cirium.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Data.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/data. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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