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    "country": "United States",
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    "exchange": "NASDAQ",
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    "latest_close": "34.380000",
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    "evidence_status": "measured",
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      "url": "https://sharemaestro.com/terminal/32f17d5e-c17c-4dac-b6f8-e446a31434d9/"
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      "label": "Current financial news",
      "url": "https://sharemaestro.com/newsreel/search/?ticker=FFBC"
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  "limitations": "This is dated market research. Coverage may be delayed, incomplete or unavailable.",
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  "citation": "Sharemaestro, First Financial Bancorp (FFBC), 2026-08-16, https://sharemaestro.com/evidence/b5d44eb8-f78e-47c1-b31d-490fda300be2/"
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