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      "explain first elements in formal contexts",
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        "Repeat unverified first claims.",
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        "First claims often overlook women, Indigenous people and others.",
        "Off-by-one errors break software and records."
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        "Overlooked pioneers",
        "Programmers",
        "Readers"
      ]
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      "master_systems": []
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                    "text": "Which entry fits the specific first?",
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                  }
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                    "text": "What is word-initial position in phonology?",
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                  }
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            ]
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            "id": "editions",
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                  }
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                    "text": "Why are firsts celebrated, and how do they shape credit and memory?",
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                  {
                    "text": "Which misconceptions arise?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
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              }
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        "id": "learn",
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            "id": "teach",
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                "id": "teach-finding",
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                    "text": "How can the evaluation of first claims be taught in history and information literacy?",
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                    "text": "Which entry fits records generally?",
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                  }
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            "id": "language",
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                    "text": "How is first expressed and used across languages and notations?",
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                    "text": "Which references are standard?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
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              }
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    "Should historic firsts be a separate entry?",
    "How should record databases be linked?",
    "How should disputes be attributed?"
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    "layers": 8,
    "findings": 8,
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}