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      "partnerName": "World Health Organization",
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      "summary": "US Food + Drug regulator vs WHO global health authority — national vs international health-policy tiers.",
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      "partnerName": "European Medicines Agency",
      "partnerIndex": 91,
      "partnerGrade": "A",
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      "summary": "EU vs US drug regulators — centralized European authorization vs FDA's domestic gatekeeping.",
      "comparisonUrl": "https://sourcescore.org/compare/ema-europa-vs-fda-gov/",
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        "discipline": "https://sourcescore.org/compare/ema-europa-vs-fda-gov/discipline/",
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        "velocity": "https://sourcescore.org/compare/ema-europa-vs-fda-gov/velocity/"
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    {
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      "partner": "usda-gov",
      "partnerName": "U.S. Department of Agriculture",
      "partnerIndex": 91,
      "partnerGrade": "A",
      "delta": 3,
      "summary": "Two U.S. food + drug + ag regulators — overlapping safety mandates, distinct domains.",
      "comparisonUrl": "https://sourcescore.org/compare/fda-gov-vs-usda-gov/",
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        "discipline": "https://sourcescore.org/compare/fda-gov-vs-usda-gov/discipline/",
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      "partner": "sec-gov",
      "partnerName": "U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission",
      "partnerIndex": 96,
      "partnerGrade": "A+",
      "delta": -2,
      "summary": "Drug + device regulator vs financial regulator — different filings, same trust tier.",
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