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                  }
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                    "text": "Is the status disputed?",
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                  }
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            ]
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                "id": "contested-finding",
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                    "text": "How should each side view be attributed?",
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                    "text": "Which languages and traditions do members highlight?",
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                    "text": "Which institutions document them?",
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                  }
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                    "text": "Does the request rely on stereotypes about a nation?",
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                    "text": "How should the agent answer with nuance?",
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    "Should each nation be a separate entry?",
    "How should contested cases be attributed?",
    "How should nation and state entries be linked?"
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