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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According to the 2022 Survey of Consumer Finances, the most recent data available, Americans had median retirement savings of $87,000.
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025
The Public Citizen lawsuit also identified online tools dealing with environmental data that had been removed by the Department of Transportation, the White House Council on Environmental Quality and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Eligible customers should have received a data breach notification from Rite Aid.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 18 Apr. 2025
Several of the strategies outlined in the Blueprint — including community school models and increased funding for English language learners — align with areas of progress highlighted in the 2024 data.
—Erin Sjostedt, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025
The Public Citizen lawsuit also identified online tools dealing with environmental data that had been removed by the Department of Transportation, the White House Council on Environmental Quality and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Eligible customers should have received a data breach notification from Rite Aid.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 18 Apr. 2025
Several of the strategies outlined in the Blueprint — including community school models and increased funding for English language learners — align with areas of progress highlighted in the 2024 data.
—Erin Sjostedt, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Datum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/datum. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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