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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In the company’s comparison, a 2023 Pixel Fold was tested against an ASUS RS720A-E11 server using SPEC benchmarks, and the Pixel’s large cores beat the baseline data-center server core in several cases.
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New Atlas,
2 July 2026
Palantir, a data analytics company, moved its headquarters to an office in Aventura earlier this year.
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Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
Teskey also shrugged off concerns about an AI data center bubble.
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Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
That data is unprompted and far more predictive than any survey.
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Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
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New Atlas,
2 July 2026
Palantir, a data analytics company, moved its headquarters to an office in Aventura earlier this year.
—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
Teskey also shrugged off concerns about an AI data center bubble.
—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
That data is unprompted and far more predictive than any survey.
—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
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“Data.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/data. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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