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      "value": 80,
      "grade": "B",
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      "signals": [
        {
          "label": "Daily-cycle agenda",
          "detail": "Newsletter + scoops drive same-day national coverage."
        }
      ]
    },
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      "globalTotal": 130
    }
  },
  "b": {
    "slug": "politico",
    "name": "Politico",
    "domain": "politico.com",
    "category": "News",
    "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/source/politico/",
    "api": "https://sourcescore.org/api/source/politico.json",
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    "dimensionDetailApi": "https://sourcescore.org/api/velocity/politico.json",
    "score": {
      "value": 82,
      "grade": "B",
      "rationale": "Cited daily by other tier-1 outlets + AI engines; sets DC political news cycle.",
      "signals": [
        {
          "label": "DC agenda-setting",
          "detail": "Playbook + Politico Pro newsletters drive same-day coverage."
        }
      ]
    },
    "rank": {
      "global": 45,
      "globalTotal": 130
    }
  },
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    "winner": "politico",
    "delta": 2,
    "claim": "Politico outscores Axios on Citation Velocity by 2 points."
  },
  "otherDimensions": [
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      "pathSegment": "discipline",
      "label": "Citation Discipline",
      "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/compare/axios-vs-politico/discipline/",
      "api": "https://sourcescore.org/api/compare/axios-vs-politico/discipline.json"
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    "data": "Underlying public-source data credited to original publishers"
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}