The structure of an article

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  • What happened / short answer — two or three sentences stating what is true.
  • Why it matters — the consequence for buyers, builders or regulators.
  • How it works — the mechanism, not the marketing name.
  • Evidence — the documents, filings, benchmarks or tests behind it.
  • Competing interpretation — what critics or the other side argue.
  • What happens next — the checkable near-term signal.
  • Sources — every reference, linked.

Sourcing order

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