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  "id": 2138016,
  "title": "Walmart Posts Slowest Sales Growth in Years as Americans Tighten Wallets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/walmart-posts-slowest-sales-growth-in-years-as-americans-tighten",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-20T12:57:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The New York Times",
    "slug": "the-new-york-times",
    "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/business/walmart-target-retail-consumer-economy.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Walmart and other big U.S. retailers have warned that consumers were being cautious, even if personal balance sheets seemed healthy.",
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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."
}