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    "2024 nrr-reselected",
    "2025 nrr-fixed",
    "2025 nrr-reselected"
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  },
  "limits": [
    "These 6144 synthetic cases are deliberately boundary-seeking; proportions do not estimate historical frequency.",
    "Neither alternative is adopted. A complete allocation is not operational readiness or a fairness finding.",
    "The synthetic 30-team order is declared, not calculated from NRR or a model of title-game score effects."
  ]
}