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News coverage of community land trusts around the world, collected by the CLT Center.
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2026
- Big Sky, MT, Housing Trust Unveils Cold Smoke Affordable Housing, Snow Brains, October 16, 2026
- Brome-Missisquoi Community Land Trust to elect first trustees in Sutton on Oct. 29, The Pulse of the Eastern Townships, October 14, 2026
- ‘Artist Space Trust’ Opens Applications for Affordable Duplex In SF’s Mission District, Leanne Maxwell, AFiST, October 12, 2026
- Lahaina Community Land Trust to steward Kainehe, ʻāina momona that once fed Lahaina people, Maui Now, October 8, 2026
- ‘Like a miracle’: Chinatown Land Trust on brink of buying its first property, Emma Johnston-Wheeler, Toronto Today, October 7, 2026
- Vermont Housing and Conservation Board invests $13.8 million to build and preserve affordable homes, Vermont Business Magazine, October 7, 2026
- Mikeya Griffin Is Building a Future for Rondo Without Letting Its Past Disappear, Tom Akoalisa, MinneapoliMedia, October 6, 2026
- Bend-Redmond Habitat Awarded Over $5 Million For Home Partnership with Bend-La Pine Schools, MyCentralOregon.com, October 5, 2026
- Affordable homes to be built on former Eastbourne garage site, Peter Lindsey, Bourne Free Live, October 5, 2026
- Community land trust prepares to build homes in NW3, Sanya Poleschuk, Ham&High, October 4, 2026
- 150-home, mass-timber development in Huntsville marks Muskoka CLT’s first official housing initiative, Daily Commercial News, October 1, 2026
- Africatown Community Land Trust asks community to help shape future of Yesler Way site, Tyrah Majors, KIRO 7 News, October 1, 2026
- 12 new affordable homes coming to underused garage sites in Blackbird Leys, Oxford City Council, September 29, 2026
- 25 affordable homes under construction in Louisville’s Russell neighborhood, WDRB+WAVE, September 29, 2026 [VIDEO]
- Hoskins neighborhood marks a new chapter of affordable homeownership, Mecklenburg County, September 28, 2026
- New models emerge to facilitate land ownership, Steve Dubb, Shelterforce, September 28, 2026
- South Bronx Building Once Home to Young Lords’ ‘People’s Detox Center’ to Get New Life as Arts & Wellness Hub, Daniel Parra, City Limits, September 28, 2026
- New journal pairs academic research with community expertise, Research Information, September 22, 2026
- ‘More than bricks’: The value of community ownership, Cristina Cerulli and Tom Chance, Institute for Community Studies, September 22, 2026
- Affordable housing pitch made to Niagara-on-the-Lake Council, Sarah Sawchuyk, NOTL Local, September 21, 2026
- Combining LIHTC and Community Land Trusts Can Expand Permanently Affordable Housing, But Requires Significant Adaptation, Esther Y. Colón-Bermúdez, National Low Income Housing Coalition, September 21, 2026
- Muskoka Community Land Trust announces 150-home community project in Huntsville, Mauricio Prado, MyMuskokaNow, September 17, 2026
- Grand Marais apartment renovation adds affordable housing amid regional shortage, Kyre Johnson, Northern News Now September 17, 2026
- Mt. Tabor Annex Townhomes, City of Portland, September 17, 2026
Community Land Trusts in Portage and elsewhere help residents become homeowners affordably, Second Wave Media, September 16, 2026 - Community land trust agrees to purchase Sterling College campus in Craftsbury, Daniel Duric, Newport Dispatch, September 16, 2026
- Community-led housing: Exploring future policy pathways, Housing Ireland, September 15, 2026
- A Conversation with Questlove: A Benefit for Homestead Community Land Trust, KNKX Public Radio, September 14, 2026
- Researchers examine how commercial change is reshaping Toronto’s Kensington Market, Cynthia Macdonald, University of Toronto, September 14, 2026
- Orange Mound land trust breaks ground on first home and unconventional ownership model, Lee Eric Smith, Tri-State Defender, September 10, 2026
- Three Rivers Agricultural Land Initiative: Pittsburgh’s Garden Dreams Urban Farm Secures Permanent Protection, Ensuring Decades Of Community Growth, David Hess, Pennsylvania Environment Digest Blog, September 10, 2026
- $27 Million in Tax Credits Clears Path for Affordable Housing at Former Coast Guard Site, County of Marin, September 9, 2026
- Rochester’s Peace Village could reopen before winter, Daniel Finkelstein, WHAM, September 9, 2026
- Council approves Esperanza Community Land Trust to support affordable housing on West Side, Shari Biediger, San Antonio Report, September 7, 2026
- Housing bill could boost CLTs, but implementation is critical, Doug Ryan and Tiana Patterson, Shelterforce, September 4, 2026
- Historic African Nova Scotian community gets close to $200K for wildfire prep, Giuliana Grillo de Lambarri, CBC, September 4, 2026
- Marin Community Land Trust Network, County of Marin, September 3, 2026
- Beyond the Borderlines – 4th Annual Queer Housing Summit, Mars Santos, Community Alliance, September 2, 2026
- Providence community garden gains permanent home after decades of renting, Cate Hanewich, NBC 10 News, August 31, 2026 [VIDEO]
- Land Trust Home Completed in Indian Mound, Jimmy Fitzner, Northeast News, August 26, 2026
- Six new affordable homes completed in East Devon village after decade-long campaign, Ella Sampson, Exeter Today, August 23, 2026
- You can buy a Bushwick one-bedroom for $219,500 in the neighborhood’s first for-sale housing lottery since 2020, Bushwick Daily News, August 21, 2026
- A new cookbook shows that for Chinatown’s aunties, self-care is collective, Amanda Beland, WBUR, August 20, 2026 [AUDIO]
- Want to own an ‘affordable home’ in Las Vegas? Jaclyn Schultz, KVVU-TV, August 20, 2026 [VIDEO]
- Built for the North: How builders are tackling the territories’ shortages, high costs, Sammy Hudes, Canadian Mortgage Trends News, August 16, 2026
- Tacony Creek watershed group looks to Puerto Rico for climate answers, Gina Petrarca, Northeast Times, August 15, 2026
- Lahaina’s slow return: 3 years later, Yiming Fu, AsAmNews, August 7, 2026
- Across Boston, run-down lots are transforming into ‘edible parks’, Mass Live, August 5, 2026
- How a Community Land Trust Brought an Indie Bookstore to Fresno’s Tower District, Oscar Perry Abello, Next City, August 4, 2026
- A New Beginning for Jacksonville’s Urban Core: Roosevelt Commons Brings Affordable Homeownership to a Community Long Waiting for Investment, Jacksonville Free Press, August 4, 2026
- Myrtle Beach moves to build 16 ‘permanently affordable’ condos for workforce housing, Terry Ward, MyHorryNews, August 4, 2026
- Delray Beach nonprofit helps low-income families buy homes for a fraction of market price, Victor Jorges, WPTV-West Palm Beach, August 4, 2026
- A New Beginning for Jacksonville’s Urban Core: Roosevelt Commons Brings Affordable Homeownership to a Community Long Waiting for Investment, Jacksonville Free Press, August 3, 2026
- Three years later, many Lahaina fire survivors are still waiting for a home, Matthew Thayer, Hawai’i Tribune Herald, August 3, 2026
- Aspen Area Community Trust receives nonprofit status, Lucy Peterson, Aspen Public Radio, August 2, 2026
- Is social housing policy failing New Zealand families trying to move from renting to home ownership? Simon Louis Opit, RNZ News, July 31, 2026
- Addressing False Claims After Community Land Trust Bill Rejected by Rio de Janeiro City Council, Favela CLT Project, Rio On Watch, July 31, 2026
- Somerville nonprofits announce grassroots campaign to fight displacement and build affordable housing, The Somerville Times, July 30, 2026
- How Three Art Spaces are Defying a Hostile Real Estate Market, Evan Apodaca, Voice of San Diego, July 30, 2026
- Jacksonville Community Land Trust to create attainable housing in urban core, Leah Foreman, Jacksonville Business Journal, July 30, 2026
- Portland church land turns into 52 affordable homes in Hillsdale, Lucas Wright, Hoodline Portland, July 30, 2026
- A Career Spent Housing Islanders, Emma Kilbride, Vineyard Gazette, July 30, 2026
Holding Lahaina: A Community Land Trust Shows What’s Possible for Hawaiʻi, Autumn Ness and Mikey Burke, Honolulu Civil Beat, July 29, 2026 - Clark County’s Community Land Trust Opens the Door to Homeownership, KNTV, July 29, 2026 [VIDEO]
- New community-led trust set up in North Yorks to ‘prevent younger generation being forced to move away’, Graham Chalmers, Harrogate Advertiser, July 29, 2026
- Myrtle Beach wants more workforce housing, Charles Perry and Adam Benson, The Post and Courier, July 28, 2026
- Aussie council’s plan to sell $750k of land for $1, James MacSmith, realestate.com.au, July 27, 2026
- Saving Laguna’s ‘artistic soul and heritage’: Land trust acquires 50 art studios in the canyon, Andrew Turner, Los Angeles Times, July 24, 2026
- Laguna Beach Community Land Trust Acquires Second Property, The Laguna Beach Independent, July 24, 2026
- Pinnacle Playbook: Mamdani Administration Backing Bid in Rent-Stabilized Real Estate Auction, Patrick Spauster, City Limits, July 22, 2026
- As COPA Makes a Comeback, What Does it Mean for Land to be Communally Owned?, Casey Wetherbee, City Limits, June 25, 2026
- Across the US and Canada, community land trusts are climate-proofing affordable housing, but policy holds them back, Jason Spicer and Ruoniu (Vince) Wang, The London School of Economics and Political Science, June 25, 2026
- Tallahassee nonprofit proposes strategy to make homeownership more affordable for workers, Brieanna Smith, WTXL, June 24, 2026
- Toronto non-profits say municipal election chance to secure, boost land trust funding, Monique Kasonga, CBC-Radio Canada, June 22, 2026
- How state coalitions are advancing community ownership of housing, Leo Goldberg and Miriam Zuk, Shelterforce, June 19 ,2026
- Maggie Walker Community Land Trust celebrates 10-year anniversary, Jamal Williams, ABC 8 News, June 18, 2026 [VIDEO]
- Ottawa Community Land Trust purchases third property for affordable housing, Mia Jensen, Ottawa Business Journal, June 10, 2026
- A historic Black Memphis neighborhood turns to a CLT to avoid displacement, Laurie Mazur, Shelterforce, June 9, 2026
- A Community Land Trust Is Purchasing Commercial Property in NYC for the First Time, Brenna Labrie, Next City, June 9, 2026
- Kamloops Community Land Trust marks first major project at former Northbridge Hotel site, CFJC Today, June 9, 2026
- Opinion: From Rent Strike to Community Ownership, A New Vision for Housing in East Harlem, Cara Polte, City Limits, June 4, 2026
- Who and What is the Laguna Beach Community Land Trust? Kristine Thalman, The Laguna Beach Independent, May 29, 2026
- ‘We Belong to the Land’: An Interview With John Mussington on the Urgency of Learning from Barbuda’s Communal Land System, Marj Osagie, RioOnWatch, May 27, 2026 [VIDEO]
- Community Land Trust Plans ‘Liberation Center’ in East New York Warehouse, Anna Bradley-Smith, Brownstoner, May 27, 2026
- As the World Cup Kicks Off Across North America, Communities in Host Cities Are Pushing Back Against Rising Rents—With a Tool Born in the Civil Rights Movement, RioOnWatch, May 25, 2026
- Multiplying impact and protecting community lands in Lahaina, Center for Disaster Philanthropy, May 23, 2026
- Carson affordable housing project to begin this fall; organizers seek future homebuyers, Columbia Community Connection, May 22, 2026
- Berkeley land trust aims to keep artists housed in the Bay Area, Nastia Voynovskaya, The Oaklandside, May 21, 2026
- Affordable housing advocates tout advancements across Fort Worth, Drew Shaw, Fort Worth Report, May 20, 2026
- North Mankato backs community land trust proposal for affordable housing, Leah Call, The Free Press, May 18, 2026
- Community land trust offers affordable path to homeownership in Nashville, Kelsey Gibbs, News Channel 5, May 18, 2026 [VIDEO]
- Who will step in to help the Lake Claire Community Land Trust survive? Sophia Peyser, Atlanta Magazine, May 16, 2026
- First homes of affordable housing initiative hit the market in Des Moines, Maura Curran, Iowa Public Radio, May 15, 2026
- In Brazil, organized favelas turn to CLTs to protect their land, Tarcyla Fidalgo and Felipe Litsek, Shelterforce, May 14, 2026
- New affordable home project marks milestone for Sincil Bank regeneration, City of Lincoln Council, May 14, 2026
- Nonprofit launches community land trust for affordable housing, seeks property donations, support, Jesse Campbell, Ashe Post & Times, May 12, 2026
- Habitat, Santa Rosa collaboration puts local families in affordable homes, Tom McLaughlin, Pensacola News Journal, May 11, 2026
- The little-known housing solution that kept Boston families in their homes through 2 financial crises, Trea Lavery, Mass Live, May 10, 2026
- Community land trust to grow ‘Roots’ in Black Mountain, Fred McCormick, The Valley Echo, May 7, 2026
- Single mother realizes dreams of becoming homeowner with Maggie Walker Community Land Trust, Jamal Williams, WRIC, May 7, 2026 (VIDEO)
- Skokie Village Board votes to create fund, land trust to support affordable housing, Samuel Lisec, The Record, May 5, 2026
- Lahaina Community Land Trust opens homebuyer portal for fire-impacted residents, The Maui News, May 2, 2026
- Land Trust Wins $375,000 to Promote Affordable Home Ownership, Amherst INDY, May 1, 2026
- How CLTs are powering co-op growth in Canada: lessons for the U.S.?, Steve Dubb, Shelterforce, April 27, 2026
- Vision for 400,000-home city set out with Community Land Trust-managed affordable housing, Ellie Brown, Inside Housing, April 26, 2026
- Cove of new Westside homes nears finish, priced from mid-$200Ks, Josh Green, Urbanize Atlanta, April 24, 2026
- To Increase Affordable Housing, AHEAD Launches Rural Community Land Trust, Robert Blechl, Business New Hampshire, April 22, 2026
- Learning from another Community Land Trust, CBC Radio-Canada, April 21, 2026 (AUDIO)
- First Homes Added to the Central Iowa Community Land Trust in Columbus Park and Oak Park / Highland Park Neighborhoods, City of Des Moines, April 20, 2026 (VIDEO)
- West Broadway residents aim to take housing off the market, keep it affordable with new ownership structure, Ian Froese, CBC Canada, April 17, 2026 (VIDEO)
- New nonprofit launches to help develop affordable housing in Berrien County, WSJM, April 16, 2026
- Culturingua Silk Road Community Land Trust awarded $1.5 million, Jerry Clayton, Texas Public Radio, April 16, 2026
- Community Land Trust Act aims to keep housing affordable in Birmingham, Gillian Brooks, WBRC News, April 16, 2026 (VIDEO)
- Denver Celebrates Grand Opening of The Hattie McDaniel, City of Denver, April 16, 2026
- ‘Reverse-gentrify the country’: how Black and Indigenous intentional communities are reclaiming land, Melissa Hellman, The Guardian, April 12, 2026
- Community Land Trusts: A Critical Link In How To Close Our Gap In Racial Wealth, James Jennings, John Smith, and Ashley E. Harding, Dorchester Reporter, April 10, 2026
- Marin County supervisors to consider $810K in housing grants for Point Reyes ranch workers, Thomas Hughes, Local News Matters – Bay Area, April 6, 2026
- Nā Hale O Maui breaks ground on seven affordable homes in Kahului, Brian Perry, Maui Now, April 4, 2026
- Mobile home residents band together to keep trailer parks affordable, Natalie Skowlund, National Public Radio, April 3, 2026 (AUDIO)
- New York State Homes and Community Renewal Announces $2M in Awards to Preserve Affordability and Strengthen Tenant Rights in New York City, New York State, April 2, 2026
- More homes acquired by land trust, Ben Stocking, Point Reyes Light, April 1, 2026
- Taking Root In Webster Groves, Miki McKee Koelsch, Webster-Kirkwood Times, March 30, 2026
- A community takes housing into its own hands in Upper Hammonds Plains, Josh Healey, The Chronicle Herald, March 30, 2026
- Rondo Community Land Trust purchases former Sears site in St. Paul, Ian Russell, KARA 11, March 25, 2026 (VIDEO)
- Group launches new space to support creative businesses in St. Paul’s Rondo neighborhood, Nina Moini and Ngoc Bui, Minnesota Now, March 25, 2026 (AUDIO)
- Esperanza’s land trust transforms decrepit North Philly homes into gleaming low-cost rentals, Meir Rinde, Billy Penn at WHYY, March 23, 2026
- Rondo CLT buys former Sears on Rice Street, St Paul, Zach White, Hoodline Minneapolis, March 20, 2026
- Rondo land trust purchases long-empty St. Paul Sears building, Estelle Timar-Wilcox, Minnesota Public Radio, March 20, 2026
- Cohousing promises lower costs. Why hasn’t it worked in the US?, Steve Dubb, Shelterforce, March 20, 2026
- Webster Groves Community Land Trust, Fox 2, March 20, 2026 [VIDEO]
How Denver Is Offering a New Path to Homeownership, Julie Taylor, Realtor.com, March 20, 2026 - Aspen wants to try new way to preserve local businesses, Lucy Peterson, Aspen Daily News, March 18, 2026
- Roman Corner homes set to begin construction after major partnership effort, Dorset Council (UK), March 17, 2026
- Housing project at old Coast Guard site in Pt. Reyes Station moving forward, John Ramos, CBS News San Francisco, March 17, 2026
- Tallahassee leaders break ground on affordable homes project in South City neighborhood, Lentheus Chaney, WTXL Tallahassee, March 13, 2026 [VIDEO]
- Are Community Land Trusts Good for Cities?, Podbean, March 9, 2026 [Podcast interview with Chinatown CLT (Toronto)]
- 5 takeaways as hundreds line up for Townie Homes in Ann Arbor, Ryan Stanton, Michigan Live, March 9, 2026
- Own the home, not the land: A new tack on affordable housing, Tiffany Salameh and Ciara Earrey, Jacksonville Today, March 5, 2026
- Affordable Housing Project in Point Reyes Station Positioned for Competitive Funding, County of Marin, March 5, 2026
- Berkshire Community Land Trust Name Executive Director, iBershires.com, February 27, 2026
- Community land trust exploring the acquisition of Sterling College campus, K. Fiegenbaum, Vermont Digger, February 25, 2026
- What Happens Next? Across the country, architects, designers, and organizers deliver affordable housing in response to climate change–induced natural disasters, Isabel Ling, The Architect’s Newspaper, February 24, 2026
- NDN Collective transfers Alaska parcel to Eyak Community Land Trust, Tribal Business News, February 21, 2026
- Cooney urges legal basis for Community Land Trusts, The Clare Herald (Ireland), February 21, 2026
- San Antonio approves 2 community land trusts designed to make homes more affordable, Diego Medel, San Antonio Report, February 19, 2026
- Big River Community Land Trust secures $2 million grant to advance Hood River affordable housing project, Columbia Gorge News, February 13, 2026
- 2 New Properties Designated for Artist Work/Live Spaces, Alicia Venter, The Laguna Beach Independent, February 13, 2026
- Funding to help restore historic African Nova Scotian church as community hub in Digby County, Kathy Johnson, The Tri-County Vanguard, February 12, 2026
- ‘Judging by the Cover’ bookstore relocating from Fresno’s Chinatown, Erik Galicia, The Fresno Bee, February 12, 2026
- Can Artists Help Shape American Cities Again?, Zachary Small, The New York Times, February 11, 2026
- CLAM brings first homes to emergency lot, Sophia Grace Carter, Point Reyes Light, February 11, 2026
- Nonprofit buys homes to keep them affordable in city’s historic West Side: a community land trust is working to ensure West Side neighbors can afford to stay in their community, KSAT (San Antonio), February 11, 2026
- Construction begins on phase 2 at Arroyo Crossing, The Times-Independent (Moab), February 11, 2026
- Cornwall housing association welcomes land trust residents, Mark Cantrell, Housing Digital, February 11, 2026
- Nova Scotia will spend more than 450k to restore African Nova Scotian Church, Jeremy Hull, CTV News, February 11, 2026
- Local housing charity welcomes new Cornwall Community Land Trust residents, Coastline Housing Ltd, February 5, 2026
- A new strategy in Kansas builds whole neighborhoods of homes that stay affordable for years, Dylan Lysen, KCUR-NPR, February 3, 2026
- Community land trusts: Building a different kind of wealth, Alice Toomer-McAlpine, Coop News, February 3, 2026
- Newly built Hilliard home listed for thousands less than average price, Danae King, Columbus Dispatch, January 31, 2026
- Houston Built a Blueprint To Reduce Homelessness. Staying Housed Is the Ongoing Challenge, N.C. Greene, American Community Media, January 30, 2026
- Power to the parish: can community ownership successfully scale up? Sarah Langford, Financial Times, January 30, 2026
- This is Nova Scotia: The Personal Side of a Land Trust, CBC Radio, January 28, 2026
- Lessons from San Juan: Preventing Displacement in Informal Housing, Lauren Lowery, National League of Cities, January 27, 2026
- The Ann Arbor Community Land Trust is about to break ground on permanently affordable housing, Ally Choi, Ann Arbor Observer, January 27, 2026
- Alamo City housing play, west side nonprofits race to lock in affordable homes, Jesse Hoffman, Hoodline (San Antonio), January 27, 2026
- ‘A really beautiful gift’: Missoula philanthropist sought to enhance city’s affordable housing before her death, Katie Fairbanks, Montana Free Press, January 26, 2026
- City Commission approves $1.4M for Heartwood affordable housing, City of Gainesville, January 23, 2026
- Madison couple buys first home through affordable housing program, WMTV (Madison), January 23, 2026 [VIDEO]
- Hilliard, Ohio, launches first CLT property to boost affordable housing access, Rhett Parker, Hoodline (Columbus), January 23, 2026
- Not-for-profit trust ‘delighted’ to be ‘lead party’ at Les Creux Pavilion, Julien Morel, Jersey Evening Post, January 22, 2026
- Denver unveils new all-electric, ‘permanently’ affordable housing, Deborah Grigsby, Colorado Politics, January 22, 2026
- Mayor, community partners celebrate completion of ‘missing middle’ affordable homeownership project, City of Madison, January 21, 2026
- Perseverance paying off in affordable housing, Cowichan Valley Citizen, January 21, 2026
- Unpacking the Community Benefits Ordinance: Promise, process, and pitfalls, Paul Draus, Bridge Detroit, January 20, 2026
- Wickham Community Land Trust fits solar panels on four homes, Sophie Day, Southern Daily Echo, January 19, 2026
- Rondo Community Land Trust revives unity and generational wealth in St. Paul, Lizzy Nyoike, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, January 18, 2026
- North Carolina’s community land trusts seek higher profile as affordable housing option, Greg Childress, NC Newsline, January 16, 2026
- Welland council approves 83-unit affordable and attainable housing project, Ontario Construction News, January 15, 2026
- Site work to begin at Pea Patch Community Campus, Suzanne Olson, Orcasonian, January 15, 2026
- New generation of Canadian housing co-ops breaks ground, Ciarán Daly, Coop News, January 14, 2026
- Community land trust aims to give Russell residents a path to home ownership, Michelle Tyrene Johnson, Louisville Public Media, January 14, 2026
- New recovery housing opens for women in Essex Junction, Vermont Biz, January 14, 2026
- Groundbreaking held for 92-unit co-op housing project in North Cowichan, Robert Barron, Victoria News, January 13, 2026
- While Chiefs tout Kansas stadium deal, Olathe residents worry about housing costs, Taylor O’Connor, The Kansas City Star, January 12, 2026
- Launch of Community Land Trust Network Creates Affordable Housing Pathways, Country of Marin, January 12, 2026
- Housing Solutions of Northern Arizona starts community land trust to bolster affordable homeownership, Abigail Kessler, Arizona Daily Sun, January 7, 2026
- Inside London’s new wave of community-led housing, Anastasia Mendini, Future of London, January 6, 2026
- A dream decades in the making: Vancouver’s LGBTQ2+ community centre to open in 2027, Sarah Grochowski, Vancouver Sun, January 5, 2026
- Habitat for Humanity opens applications for 6 new homes in Columbia Falls, Sean Wells, 8 KPAX Missoula and Western Montana, January 5, 2026
- These Refugees Are Developing a First-of-Its-Kind Community Land Trust in San Diego, Roberto Camacho, Next City, January 5, 2025
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