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General words for information, news and facts

datum

a singular form of data

information

noun

knowledge or facts about someone or something

data

noun

facts or information used for making calculations or decisions: can be followed by a plural verb in scientific English, in which case the singular is datum

news

noun

information about something that has happened recently

fact

noun

a piece of true information

detail

noun

one of many small facts or pieces of information relating to a situation

findings

noun

information that you discover, or opinions that you form after doing research

A to Z

noun

all the facts or information about something

report

noun

a piece of information about an event, that may or may not be true

word

noun

news or information about someone or something

caxirola

a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken

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glean

to learn small pieces of information by asking questions or watching or listening carefully

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pierce the corporate veil

… the decision to treat the rights and duties of a company as being the same as the rights and duties of its shareholders

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