as in fact
a single piece of information
let's begin our discussion of this matter with a datum from actual experience
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With the rise in enrollment of international students, the amount these individuals spend in the U.S. also saw a spike of $43.8 billion, according to data collected by the Association for International Educators and JB International.
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Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 6 Apr. 2025
Interestingly, those who took cold showers experienced a 28% decline in absences due to sickness, according to the data published in PLOS One.
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—Tracy Brower, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Exit polls from PostTrak did the best job at explaining the movie’s out-of-this world start: Teens between ages 13 and 17 made up 35 percent of the audience, while the largest quad was between ages 18 and 24, according to those with access to the data.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2025
Of the fresh avocados the U.S. imports, 87.6% come from Mexico, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data as of Jan. 7.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
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Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 6 Apr. 2025
Interestingly, those who took cold showers experienced a 28% decline in absences due to sickness, according to the data published in PLOS One.
5.
—Tracy Brower, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Exit polls from PostTrak did the best job at explaining the movie’s out-of-this world start: Teens between ages 13 and 17 made up 35 percent of the audience, while the largest quad was between ages 18 and 24, according to those with access to the data.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2025
Of the fresh avocados the U.S. imports, 87.6% come from Mexico, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data as of Jan. 7.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Datum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/datum. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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