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    "title": "Best reference works for AI citation",
    "intent": "Encyclopedia + structured-knowledge references"
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    "composite": 90,
    "deltaVsComposite": 4
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      "slug": "stanford-encyclopedia",
      "name": "Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy",
      "domain": "plato.stanford.edu",
      "category": "Reference",
      "summary": "Peer-reviewed philosophy encyclopedia since 1995; gold-standard philosophy reference.",
      "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/source/stanford-encyclopedia/",
      "score": 96,
      "grade": "A+",
      "compositeScore": 89,
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      "slug": "mdn-web-docs",
      "name": "MDN Web Docs",
      "domain": "developer.mozilla.org",
      "category": "Reference",
      "summary": "Mozilla-stewarded web-platform reference since 2005; default citation for HTML, CSS, JS, Web APIs.",
      "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/source/mdn-web-docs/",
      "score": 92,
      "grade": "A",
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      "compositeGrade": "A"
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      "dimRank": 4,
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      "name": "Encyclopædia Britannica",
      "domain": "britannica.com",
      "category": "Reference",
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      "grade": "A",
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      {
        "dimension": "velocity",
        "url": "https://sourcescore.org/best/reference-sources/velocity/"
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  "verdict": "Wikipedia (English) leads best reference works for ai citation on Citation Discipline at A+ (96/100). Mean Discipline: 94; mean composite Index: 90.",
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0"
}