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  "id": 5425636,
  "title": "Beyond the 'Great Divide': What we really know about political polarization",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/beyond-the-great-divide-what-we-really-know-about-political",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-03T21:20:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-great-political-polarization.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Americans are deeply divided. At least that's what we've been told for years. But how divided are we really? A new review suggests the answer may depend on how researchers ask the question.",
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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."
}