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    }
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      "value": 70,
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        {
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      "globalTotal": 130
    }
  },
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    "winner": "github",
    "delta": 8,
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    {
      "pathSegment": "modern-reference",
      "label": "Modern Citation Reference",
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      "pathSegment": "velocity",
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    }
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    "data": "Underlying public-source data credited to original publishers"
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}