{
  "id": 10787584,
  "title": "Excel Breaks a 40-Year Rule: Microsoft Lets One Cell Hold Multiple Values",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/excel-breaks-a-40-year-rule-microsoft-lets-one-cell-hold-multiple",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-29T19:54:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRepublic",
    "slug": "techrepublic",
    "url": "https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-excel-multiple-values-one-cell-lists-arrays/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Microsoft is changing a 40-year-old Excel rule by allowing a single cell to hold multiple values using new lists, arrays in cells, and nested arrays. The post Excel Breaks a 40-Year Rule: Microsoft Lets One Cell Hold Multiple Values appeared first on TechRepublic .",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}