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    "avoidable costs",
    "payment dates",
    "2027 terms",
    "cancellation/make-whole"
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      "FIN-003 CFP-to-conference expense support",
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    "consolidation": "Transfers cancel; underlying external expenses stay separate. No automatic stacking with CFP source awards.",
    "website_component": "Venue/funding explorer: dated SEC2026-27 rules example and evidence-backed sharing explanation",
    "test": "Two championship participants produce550000 allowance transfer; no550000 new system revenue. Unknown travel remains null."
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