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      "event_date": "2026-06-12",
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      "headline": "WES dividend payment 0.93 USD",
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      "event_date": "2026-02-02",
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      "headline": "WES dividend payment 0.91 USD",
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      "event_date": "2025-10-31",
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      "headline": "WES dividend payment 0.91 USD",
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      "event_date": "2025-08-01",
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      "event_date": "2025-02-03",
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      "headline": "WES dividend payment 0.875 USD",
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      "event_date": "2024-11-01",
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      "headline": "WES dividend payment 0.875 USD",
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      "headline": "WES dividend payment 0.875 USD",
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      "headline": "Dividend increased 52.2%",
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      "event_date": "2024-04-30",
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      "headline": "WES dividend payment 0.875 USD",
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      "event_date": "2024-01-31",
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      "headline": "WES dividend payment 0.575 USD",
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      "event_date": "2023-10-31",
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      "headline": "WES dividend payment 0.575 USD",
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      "event_date": "2023-07-28",
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      "headline": "Dividend decreased -34.2%",
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      "event_date": "2023-07-28",
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      "headline": "WES dividend payment 0.563 USD",
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      "event_date": "2023-04-28",
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      "headline": "Dividend increased 71.2%",
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      "event_date": "2022-04-29",
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      "headline": "Dividend increased 52.9%",
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      "ticker_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/dividend-compounders/ticker/44103f26-25ca-4120-acc8-10ffb627ffc1/"
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      "event_date": "2018-05-01",
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      "headline": "Dividend increased 5.8%",
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