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  "id": 5645544,
  "title": "Kings of the close ones: How the Western Bulldogs found a superpower after losing a superstar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/kings-of-the-close-ones-how-the-western-bulldogs-found-a-superpower-5645544",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T21:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
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  "summary": "The Bulldogs may finally have unlocked the formula to not only cope without Sam Darcy but thrive. It has come in the nick of time.",
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        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Kings of the close ones: How the Western Bulldogs found a superpower after losing a superstar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/kings-of-the-close-ones-how-the-western-bulldogs-found-a-superpower",
        "published": "2026-09-04T21:00:00.000Z"
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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."
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