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		<title>The State of Procurement 2022 &#8211; TAKE THE NEW SURVEY!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2022 11:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>CPO Rising 2022: In Data We Trust Take the New Survey!! In 2022, more procurement departments than ever before are mining new insights and impacting performance with the use of&#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://cporising.com/2022/01/19/the-state-of-procurement-2022-take-the-new-survey/">The State of Procurement 2022 &#8211; TAKE THE NEW SURVEY!</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cporising.com">CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS &amp; LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT</a>.</p>
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		<title>Best of 2021: Procurement 2021: Technology Adoption</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Bartolini]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2022 11:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2021 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.&#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://cporising.com/2022/01/14/best-of-2021-procurement-2021-technology-adoption/">Best of 2021: Procurement 2021: Technology Adoption</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cporising.com">CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS &amp; LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT</a>.</p>
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		<title>Best of 2021: The 2021 Procurement Benchmarks</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2022 11:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2021 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.&#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://cporising.com/2022/01/11/best-of-2021-the-2021-procurement-benchmarks/">Best of 2021: The 2021 Procurement Benchmarks</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cporising.com">CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS &amp; LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT</a>.</p>
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		<title>Best of 2021: Procurement Rising Podcast – The State of Procurement 2021 Address (Part 2)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2022 11:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we are going to re-publish episodes from our “Procurement Rising” podcast series. In this podcast series, I interview Chief Procurement Officers and Best-in-Class procurement&#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://cporising.com/2022/01/04/best-of-2021-procurement-rising-podcast-the-state-of-procurement-2021-address-part-2/">Best of 2021: Procurement Rising Podcast – The State of Procurement 2021 Address (Part 2)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cporising.com">CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS &amp; LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT</a>.</p>
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		<title>Best of 2021: Procurement Rising Podcast – The State of Procurement 2021 Address (Part 1)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Bartolini]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 11:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we are going to re-publish episodes from our “Procurement Rising” podcast series. In this podcast series, I interview Chief Procurement Officers and Best-in-Class procurement&#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://cporising.com/2022/01/03/best-of-2021-procurement-rising-podcast-the-state-of-procurement-2021-address-part-1/">Best of 2021: Procurement Rising Podcast – The State of Procurement 2021 Address (Part 1)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cporising.com">CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS &amp; LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT</a>.</p>
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		<title>The 2021 Procurement Benchmarks &#8211; Part 2</title>
		<link>https://cporising.com/2021/08/30/the-2021-procurement-benchmarks-part-2/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-2021-procurement-benchmarks-part-2</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Bartolini]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2021 10:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ardent’s analysis in this report determined Best-in-Class procurement performance by identifying the top 20% of performers in the spend under management metric. As a group, they have placed, on average,&#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://cporising.com/2021/08/30/the-2021-procurement-benchmarks-part-2/">The 2021 Procurement Benchmarks &#8211; Part 2</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cporising.com">CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS &amp; LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT</a>.</p>
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		<title>The 2021 Procurement Benchmarks</title>
		<link>https://cporising.com/2021/08/23/the-2021-procurement-benchmarks/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-2021-procurement-benchmarks</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Bartolini]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The 2021 Procurement Benchmarks represent the performance and operational results of the average procurement department in the market today. The percentage of spend under management at the average enterprise sits&#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://cporising.com/2021/08/23/the-2021-procurement-benchmarks/">The 2021 Procurement Benchmarks</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cporising.com">CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS &amp; LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT</a>.</p>
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		<title>Procurement Performance in 2021</title>
		<link>https://cporising.com/2021/08/16/procurement-performance-in-2021/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=procurement-performance-in-2021</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Bartolini]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2021 10:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Peter Drucker said the difference between management and leadership is “doing things right” (i.e., management) and “doing the right things” (i.e., leadership). The procurement profession needs more and stronger leadership.&#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://cporising.com/2021/08/16/procurement-performance-in-2021/">Procurement Performance in 2021</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cporising.com">CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS &amp; LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT</a>.</p>
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		<title>Procurement 2021: Recommendations for the Year</title>
		<link>https://cporising.com/2021/08/09/procurement-2021-recommendations-for-the-year/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=procurement-2021-recommendations-for-the-year</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Bartolini]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2021 10:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, “The State of Procurement &#38; the CPO”, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with&#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://cporising.com/2021/08/09/procurement-2021-recommendations-for-the-year/">Procurement 2021: Recommendations for the Year</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cporising.com">CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS &amp; LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT</a>.</p>
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		<title>Procurement 2021: The Best-in-Class Advantage</title>
		<link>https://cporising.com/2021/08/02/procurement-2021-the-best-in-class-advantage/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=procurement-2021-the-best-in-class-advantage</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phil Bartolini]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2021 10:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, “The State of Procurement &#38; the CPO”, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with&#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://cporising.com/2021/08/02/procurement-2021-the-best-in-class-advantage/">Procurement 2021: The Best-in-Class Advantage</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cporising.com">CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS &amp; LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT</a>.</p>
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		<title>Procurement 2021: The State of Procurement</title>
		<link>https://cporising.com/2021/07/26/procurement-2021-the-state-of-procurement/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=procurement-2021-the-state-of-procurement</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Bartolini]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2021 10:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, “The State of Procurement &#38; the CPO”, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with&#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://cporising.com/2021/07/26/procurement-2021-the-state-of-procurement/">Procurement 2021: The State of Procurement</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cporising.com">CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS &amp; LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT</a>.</p>
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		<title>Procurement 2021: Leadership and Precision Performance</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Bartolini]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2021 10:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, “The State of Procurement &#38; the CPO”, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with&#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://cporising.com/2021/07/19/procurement-2021-leadership-and-precision-performance/">Procurement 2021: Leadership and Precision Performance</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cporising.com">CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS &amp; LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT</a>.</p>
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		<title>Procurement 2021: Technology Adoption</title>
		<link>https://cporising.com/2021/07/12/procurement-2021-technology-adoption/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=procurement-2021-technology-adoption</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Bartolini]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2021 10:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, “The State of Procurement &#38; the CPO”, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with&#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://cporising.com/2021/07/12/procurement-2021-technology-adoption/">Procurement 2021: Technology Adoption</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cporising.com">CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS &amp; LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT</a>.</p>
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		<title>Procurement 2021: Visibility into Savings, Spend, &#038; Impact</title>
		<link>https://cporising.com/2021/07/06/procurement-2021-visibility-into-savings-spend-impact/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=procurement-2021-visibility-into-savings-spend-impact</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Bartolini]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2021 10:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, “The State of Procurement &#38; the CPO”, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with&#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://cporising.com/2021/07/06/procurement-2021-visibility-into-savings-spend-impact/">Procurement 2021: Visibility into Savings, Spend, &#038; Impact</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cporising.com">CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS &amp; LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT</a>.</p>
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		<title>Procurement 2021: Using Data to Become More Agile and Intelligent</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Bartolini]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2021 10:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, “The State of Procurement &#38; the CPO”, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with&#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://cporising.com/2021/06/29/using-data-to-become-more-agile-and-intelligent/">Procurement 2021: Using Data to Become More Agile and Intelligent</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cporising.com">CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS &amp; LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT</a>.</p>
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		<title>Procurement Rising Podcast – The State of Procurement 2021 Address (Part 2)</title>
		<link>https://cporising.com/2021/06/28/procurement-rising-podcast-the-state-of-procurement-2021-address-part-2/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=procurement-rising-podcast-the-state-of-procurement-2021-address-part-2</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Bartolini]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2021 10:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Today, Episode 109 of our Procurement Rising Podcast In this podcast series, I interview Chief Procurement Officers and Best-in-Class procurement leaders as well as technology and business experts working in procurement and&#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://cporising.com/2021/06/28/procurement-rising-podcast-the-state-of-procurement-2021-address-part-2/">Procurement Rising Podcast – The State of Procurement 2021 Address (Part 2)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cporising.com">CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS &amp; LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT</a>.</p>
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		<title>Procurement&#8217;s Key Capabilities in 2021</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2021 10:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, “The State of Procurement &#38; the CPO”, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with&#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://cporising.com/2021/06/21/procurements-key-capabilities-in-2021/">Procurement&#8217;s Key Capabilities in 2021</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cporising.com">CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS &amp; LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT</a>.</p>
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		<title>The CPO’s Hurdles in 2021</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Bartolini]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2021 10:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, “The State of Procurement &#38; the CPO”, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with&#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://cporising.com/2021/06/15/the-cpos-hurdles-in-2021/">The CPO’s Hurdles in 2021</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cporising.com">CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS &amp; LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT</a>.</p>
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		<title>Procurement Rising Podcast &#8211; The State of Procurement 2021 Address (Part 1)</title>
		<link>https://cporising.com/2021/06/14/procurement-rising-podcast-the-state-of-procurement-2021-address-part-1/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=procurement-rising-podcast-the-state-of-procurement-2021-address-part-1</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2021 10:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Today, Episode 108 of our Procurement Rising Podcast In this podcast series, I interview Chief Procurement Officers and Best-in-Class procurement leaders as well as technology and business experts working in procurement and&#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://cporising.com/2021/06/14/procurement-rising-podcast-the-state-of-procurement-2021-address-part-1/">Procurement Rising Podcast &#8211; The State of Procurement 2021 Address (Part 1)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cporising.com">CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS &amp; LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT</a>.</p>
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		<title>Join us for the 2021 State of Procurement Address (Webinar)!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phil Bartolini]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2021 10:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ardent’s 2021 “State of Procurement” Webinar (click to register!) is our annual look into the procurement function, analyzing the current capabilities in the areas of people, process, and technology. We also&#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://cporising.com/2021/04/12/join-us-for-the-2021-state-of-procurement-address-webinar/">Join us for the 2021 State of Procurement Address (Webinar)!</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cporising.com">CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS &amp; LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT</a>.</p>
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		<title>NEW SURVEY: The State of Procurement 2021</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phil Bartolini]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2021 11:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ardent Partners is pleased to announce that the survey for our annual “State of Procurement and the CPO” report is now open. If you have 15 minutes to spare today or later&#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://cporising.com/2021/01/25/new-survey-the-state-of-procurement-2021/">NEW SURVEY: The State of Procurement 2021</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cporising.com">CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS &amp; LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT</a>.</p>
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