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CDC data are disappearing

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joemazerino ◴[] No.42898418[source]
Are or is?
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1. technothrasher ◴[] No.42898767[source]
Are. If you are talking about a specific set of information, data is a plural. If you are talking about the concept of information sets, data is a singular.

"Data is stored on a computer's hard drive." "The data for the experiment are stored on the computer's hard drive."