How to Use datum in a Sentence

datum

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  • That's up from 43% in June and 25% in May, according to the data.
    — Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2024
  • Troubling data indicate the worst may still be to come in many parts of the world.
    — Time, 16 Apr. 2020
  • At the end of the process, there is no record of the original training data inside the model.
    — Joella Carman, NBC News, 17 May 2023
  • But all the data and transparency in the world won’t mean much if viewers don’t buy it.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Because the use of the drug for weight loss is so new, data on the long-term effects is unavailable.
    — Sarah Sloat, Health, 30 Mar. 2023
  • More: Check out the Detroit Free Press’ data tracking for more.
    — Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 29 Apr. 2020
  • The deal saw the streamers agree to release some data privately to the union to help gauge what shows are hits, and which are not.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2024
  • The app measures the light’s brightness and reports that data to researchers.
    — Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2020
  • The analysis was based on the reports of data that were presented to the public by the IDP.
    — Adam Brewster, Musadiq Bidar, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2020
  • Decibel had a staff of 68 last year, according to the data firm PitchBook.
    — Robert Weisman, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
  • During all of the tests, images of people’s faces were blurred and data was kept for a maximum of 14 days.
    — Matt Burgess, WIRED, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Average hourly wages surged 4.1% over the year ending in May, the fresh data on Friday showed.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 7 June 2024
  • Nielsen’s streaming data for the week of June 24-30 finally caught up to those of us existing in the present on Thursday.
    — Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 26 July 2024
  • There is a tension in the data that says on the one hand, how many people want the job and, on the other hand, how unhappy drivers are with their pay.
    — Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes, 2 Apr. 2023
  • The airport was the 4th most complained about on Twitter according to Price4Limo data.
    — Beck Andrew Salgado, Journal Sentinel, 22 June 2023
  • The social network is also putting its location data to use in an effort to help track the global spread of the virus.
    — Erin Brodwin, STAT, 1 Apr. 2020
  • The team is still processing data for lemon trees and alfalfa.
    — The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2024
  • There were 57 people shot, 5 of them fatally, in the same period last year, data show.
    — Tonya Alanez, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2023
  • Last year, three people were killed in pursuits by troopers, state police data shows, up from none in 2021.
    — Grant Lancaster, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2023
  • TikTok maintains it has never been requested to turn over any kind of data and won’t do so if asked.
    — Haleluya Hadero, Chron, 1 Apr. 2023
  • The procedure is so new that there is not yet published data to compare the results with standard surgery.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 14 Sep. 2023
  • So nobody can argue any longer that the data is invaluable, right?
    — Makena Kelly, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
  • McMann, 45, had been tasked with ensuring the transfer of data from from one set of servers to another.
    — Kaitlin Lange, Indianapolis Star, 5 Feb. 2020
  • The act of collecting this data is a sweeping form of surveillance no matter the target.
    — Dell Cameron, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Hints of what and their residents and staff are going through have emerged from the states that have started publicly sharing data about them.
    — Thomas Perls, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2020
  • Trump used the data as just one aspect of a comprehensive case for an economy that has thrived on his watch.
    — David M. Drucker, Washington Examiner, 5 Feb. 2020
  • Reveal is still pushing in court for the release of all contractors’ data.
    — Will Evans, Reveal and Jayme Fraser, USA TODAY, 5 May 2023
  • Always back up your iPhone first, then factory reset it to wipe your data.
    — WIRED, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The real-world consequences of this data use in AI range from lawsuits to racial profiling.
    — Janet Vertesi, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2023
  • On the one level, there would be quite in-depth surveillance and tracking data and intelligence designed for the support staff.
    — Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024

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