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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As a commentary in Thursday’s Opinion section detailed, polls show about half of Americans are deeply skeptical of the data centers springing up across the nation to supply the immense electricity needs of the rapidly booming artificial intelligence economy.
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U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2026
Less friction for good actors, less room for bad actors, and less pointless duplication for everyone else, all the while protecting platforms from data breaches and litigation.
—Raj Ananthanpillai, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Earlier this month, activists in El Paso, Texas tried to claw back tax breaks that the city had agreed to give to Meta for a data center in 2023.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 19 June 2026
Our data comes from publicly available information.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
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U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2026
Less friction for good actors, less room for bad actors, and less pointless duplication for everyone else, all the while protecting platforms from data breaches and litigation.
—Raj Ananthanpillai, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Earlier this month, activists in El Paso, Texas tried to claw back tax breaks that the city had agreed to give to Meta for a data center in 2023.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 19 June 2026
Our data comes from publicly available information.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
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“Data.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/data. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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