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      "approximate_traffic": "2,000+",
      "first_seen": "5 Oct, 00:00 New York time",
      "category": "news and culture",
      "question": "What prompted October 2026 interest in derek jeter, and which primary records can explain the event?",
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      "search_term": "naomi osaka",
      "days_trending": 5,
      "approximate_traffic": "1,000+",
      "first_seen": "2 Oct, 04:40 New York time",
      "category": "news and culture",
      "question": "What prompted October 2026 interest in naomi osaka, and which primary records can explain the event?",
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      "status": "research lead",
      "finding_url": null
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      "search_term": "wayne",
      "days_trending": 5,
      "approximate_traffic": "200+",
      "first_seen": "14 Oct, 23:50 New York time",
      "category": "news and culture",
      "question": "What prompted October 2026 interest in wayne, and which primary records can explain the event?",
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      "status": "research lead",
      "finding_url": null
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      "search_term": "elina svitolina",
      "days_trending": 4,
      "approximate_traffic": "2,000+",
      "first_seen": "3 Oct, 02:40 New York time",
      "category": "news and culture",
      "question": "What prompted October 2026 interest in elina svitolina, and which primary records can explain the event?",
      "source_path": "Original event record or publisher statement; dated independent reporting",
      "local_followup": false,
      "status": "research lead",
      "finding_url": null
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      "search_term": "japan open",
      "days_trending": 4,
      "approximate_traffic": "2,000+",
      "first_seen": "3 Oct, 02:00 New York time",
      "category": "news and culture",
      "question": "What prompted October 2026 interest in japan open, and which primary records can explain the event?",
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      "status": "research lead",
      "finding_url": null
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      "search_term": "ashlyn krueger",
      "days_trending": 4,
      "approximate_traffic": "500+",
      "first_seen": "13 Oct, 07:40 New York time",
      "category": "news and culture",
      "question": "What prompted October 2026 interest in ashlyn krueger, and which primary records can explain the event?",
      "source_path": "Original event record or publisher statement; dated independent reporting",
      "local_followup": false,
      "status": "research lead",
      "finding_url": null
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      "search_term": "green card",
      "days_trending": 3,
      "approximate_traffic": "50,000+",
      "first_seen": "9 Oct, 05:40 New York time",
      "category": "education and migration",
      "question": "What rule or institution was involved, and what do official records establish?",
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      "rank_by_days_trending": 8,
      "search_term": "carlos alcaraz",
      "days_trending": 3,
      "approximate_traffic": "5,000+",
      "first_seen": "3 Oct, 00:50 New York time",
      "category": "news and culture",
      "question": "What prompted October 2026 interest in carlos alcaraz, and which primary records can explain the event?",
      "source_path": "Original event record or publisher statement; dated independent reporting",
      "local_followup": false,
      "status": "research lead",
      "finding_url": null
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      "rank_by_days_trending": 9,
      "search_term": "jackson chourio",
      "days_trending": 3,
      "approximate_traffic": "5,000+",
      "first_seen": "3 Oct, 21:30 New York time",
      "category": "news and culture",
      "question": "What prompted October 2026 interest in jackson chourio, and which primary records can explain the event?",
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      "status": "research lead",
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      "search_term": "maja chwalińska",
      "days_trending": 3,
      "approximate_traffic": "5,000+",
      "first_seen": "13 Oct, 02:20 New York time",
      "category": "news and culture",
      "question": "What prompted October 2026 interest in maja chwalińska, and which primary records can explain the event?",
      "source_path": "Original event record or publisher statement; dated independent reporting",
      "local_followup": false,
      "status": "research lead",
      "finding_url": null
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      "rank_by_days_trending": 11,
      "search_term": "ann li",
      "days_trending": 3,
      "approximate_traffic": "2,000+",
      "first_seen": "16 Oct, 07:20 New York time",
      "category": "news and culture",
      "question": "What prompted October 2026 interest in ann li, and which primary records can explain the event?",
      "source_path": "Original event record or publisher statement; dated independent reporting",
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      "search_term": "bernie sanders",
      "days_trending": 3,
      "approximate_traffic": "2,000+",
      "first_seen": "3 Oct, 00:20 New York time",
      "category": "news and culture",
      "question": "What prompted October 2026 interest in bernie sanders, and which primary records can explain the event?",
      "source_path": "Original event record or publisher statement; dated independent reporting",
      "local_followup": false,
      "status": "research lead",
      "finding_url": null
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      "rank_by_days_trending": 13,
      "search_term": "general hospital",
      "days_trending": 3,
      "approximate_traffic": "2,000+",
      "first_seen": "7 Oct, 08:10 New York time",
      "category": "news and culture",
      "question": "What prompted October 2026 interest in general hospital, and which primary records can explain the event?",
      "source_path": "Original event record or publisher statement; dated independent reporting",
      "local_followup": false,
      "status": "research lead",
      "finding_url": null
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      "rank_by_days_trending": 14,
      "search_term": "brandon miller",
      "days_trending": 3,
      "approximate_traffic": "1,000+",
      "first_seen": "19 Oct, 17:00 New York time",
      "category": "news and culture",
      "question": "What prompted October 2026 interest in brandon miller, and which primary records can explain the event?",
      "source_path": "Original event record or publisher statement; dated independent reporting",
      "local_followup": false,
      "status": "research lead",
      "finding_url": null
    },
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      "rank_by_days_trending": 15,
      "search_term": "estados unidos",
      "days_trending": 3,
      "approximate_traffic": "1,000+",
      "first_seen": "2 Oct, 16:40 New York time",
      "category": "education and migration",
      "question": "What rule or institution was involved, and what do official records establish?",
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      "status": "research lead",
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      "search_term": "iva jovic",
      "days_trending": 3,
      "approximate_traffic": "1,000+",
      "first_seen": "5 Oct, 01:40 New York time",
      "category": "news and culture",
      "question": "What prompted October 2026 interest in iva jovic, and which primary records can explain the event?",
      "source_path": "Original event record or publisher statement; dated independent reporting",
      "local_followup": false,
      "status": "research lead",
      "finding_url": null
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      "rank_by_days_trending": 17,
      "search_term": "mariska hargitay",
      "days_trending": 3,
      "approximate_traffic": "1,000+",
      "first_seen": "8 Oct, 21:00 New York time",
      "category": "news and culture",
      "question": "What prompted October 2026 interest in mariska hargitay, and which primary records can explain the event?",
      "source_path": "Original event record or publisher statement; dated independent reporting",
      "local_followup": false,
      "status": "research lead",
      "finding_url": null
    },
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      "rank_by_days_trending": 18,
      "search_term": "miguel rojas",
      "days_trending": 3,
      "approximate_traffic": "1,000+",
      "first_seen": "4 Oct, 20:50 New York time",
      "category": "news and culture",
      "question": "What prompted October 2026 interest in miguel rojas, and which primary records can explain the event?",
      "source_path": "Original event record or publisher statement; dated independent reporting",
      "local_followup": false,
      "status": "research lead",
      "finding_url": null
    },
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      "rank_by_days_trending": 19,
      "search_term": "seth mcgowan",
      "days_trending": 3,
      "approximate_traffic": "1,000+",
      "first_seen": "4 Oct, 10:20 New York time",
      "category": "news and culture",
      "question": "What prompted October 2026 interest in seth mcgowan, and which primary records can explain the event?",
      "source_path": "Original event record or publisher statement; dated independent reporting",
      "local_followup": false,
      "status": "research lead",
      "finding_url": null
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      "rank_by_days_trending": 20,
      "search_term": "connor hellebuyck",
      "days_trending": 3,
      "approximate_traffic": "500+",
      "first_seen": "10 Oct, 12:50 New York time",
      "category": "news and culture",
      "question": "What prompted October 2026 interest in connor hellebuyck, and which primary records can explain the event?",
      "source_path": "Original event record or publisher statement; dated independent reporting",
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      "status": "research lead",
      "finding_url": null
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    {
      "id": "OCT26-021",
      "rank_by_days_trending": 21,
      "search_term": "iga świątek",
      "days_trending": 3,
      "approximate_traffic": "500+",
      "first_seen": "3 Oct, 02:40 New York time",
      "category": "news and culture",
      "question": "What prompted October 2026 interest in iga świątek, and which primary records can explain the event?",
      "source_path": "Original event record or publisher statement; dated independent reporting",
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      "status": "research lead",
      "finding_url": null
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      "rank_by_days_trending": 22,
      "search_term": "martha stewart",
      "days_trending": 3,
      "approximate_traffic": "500+",
      "first_seen": "14 Oct, 20:40 New York time",
      "category": "news and culture",
      "question": "What prompted October 2026 interest in martha stewart, and which primary records can explain the event?",
      "source_path": "Original event record or publisher statement; dated independent reporting",
      "local_followup": false,
      "status": "research lead",
      "finding_url": null
    },
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      "id": "OCT26-023",
      "rank_by_days_trending": 23,
      "search_term": "jalen hurts",
      "days_trending": 2,
      "approximate_traffic": "100,000+",
      "first_seen": "17 Oct, 16:30 New York time",
      "category": "news and culture",
      "question": "What prompted October 2026 interest in jalen hurts, and which primary records can explain the event?",
      "source_path": "Original event record or publisher statement; dated independent reporting",
      "local_followup": false,
      "status": "research lead",
      "finding_url": null
    },
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      "rank_by_days_trending": 24,
      "search_term": "aces vs valkyries",
      "days_trending": 2,
      "approximate_traffic": "50,000+",
      "first_seen": "4 Oct, 15:10 New York time",
      "category": "news and culture",
      "question": "What prompted October 2026 interest in aces vs valkyries, and which primary records can explain the event?",
      "source_path": "Original event record or publisher statement; dated independent reporting",
      "local_followup": false,
      "status": "research lead",
      "finding_url": null
    },
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      "rank_by_days_trending": 25,
      "search_term": "flood watch",
      "days_trending": 2,
      "approximate_traffic": "20,000+",
      "first_seen": "20 Oct, 03:20 New York time",
      "category": "weather and movement",
      "question": "What happened in the affected place, and how did travel or daily life change?",
      "source_path": "NWS alerts and observations; BTS airport data",
      "local_followup": true,
      "status": "research lead",
      "finding_url": null
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      "id": "OCT26-026",
      "rank_by_days_trending": 26,
      "search_term": "tony romo",
      "days_trending": 2,
      "approximate_traffic": "20,000+",
      "first_seen": "2 Oct, 12:00 New York time",
      "category": "news and culture",
      "question": "What prompted October 2026 interest in tony romo, and which primary records can explain the event?",
      "source_path": "Original event record or publisher statement; dated independent reporting",
      "local_followup": false,
      "status": "research lead",
      "finding_url": null
    },
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      "id": "OCT26-027",
      "rank_by_days_trending": 27,
      "search_term": "patrick mahomes",
      "days_trending": 2,
      "approximate_traffic": "10,000+",
      "first_seen": "4 Oct, 19:40 New York time",
      "category": "news and culture",
      "question": "What prompted October 2026 interest in patrick mahomes, and which primary records can explain the event?",
      "source_path": "Original event record or publisher statement; dated independent reporting",
      "local_followup": false,
      "status": "research lead",
      "finding_url": null
    },
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      "rank_by_days_trending": 28,
      "search_term": "psg",
      "days_trending": 2,
      "approximate_traffic": "10,000+",
      "first_seen": "14 Oct, 13:40 New York time",
      "category": "news and culture",
      "question": "What prompted October 2026 interest in psg, and which primary records can explain the event?",
      "source_path": "Original event record or publisher statement; dated independent reporting",
      "local_followup": false,
      "status": "research lead",
      "finding_url": null
    },
    {
      "id": "OCT26-029",
      "rank_by_days_trending": 29,
      "search_term": "stock market today",
      "days_trending": 2,
      "approximate_traffic": "10,000+",
      "first_seen": "29 Oct, 04:50 New York time",
      "category": "economy",
      "question": "What changed in the official market or company record, and who was affected?",
      "source_path": "SEC filings; exchange records; BLS and local business data",
      "local_followup": true,
      "status": "research lead",
      "finding_url": null
    },
    {
      "id": "OCT26-030",
      "rank_by_days_trending": 30,
      "search_term": "yale football",
      "days_trending": 2,
      "approximate_traffic": "10,000+",
      "first_seen": "3 Oct, 13:20 New York time",
      "category": "education and migration",
      "question": "What rule or institution was involved, and what do official records establish?",
      "source_path": "USCIS; institution and government records",
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      "status": "research lead",
      "finding_url": null
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    {
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      "rank_by_days_trending": 31,
      "search_term": "dalton knecht",
      "days_trending": 2,
      "approximate_traffic": "5,000+",
      "first_seen": "14 Oct, 00:30 New York time",
      "category": "news and culture",
      "question": "What prompted October 2026 interest in dalton knecht, and which primary records can explain the event?",
      "source_path": "Original event record or publisher statement; dated independent reporting",
      "local_followup": false,
      "status": "research lead",
      "finding_url": null
    },
    {
      "id": "OCT26-032",
      "rank_by_days_trending": 32,
      "search_term": "iga swiatek",
      "days_trending": 2,
      "approximate_traffic": "5,000+",
      "first_seen": "4 Oct, 23:30 New York time",
      "category": "news and culture",
      "question": "What prompted October 2026 interest in iga swiatek, and which primary records can explain the event?",
      "source_path": "Original event record or publisher statement; dated independent reporting",
      "local_followup": false,
      "status": "research lead",
      "finding_url": null
    },
    {
      "id": "OCT26-033",
      "rank_by_days_trending": 33,
      "search_term": "jamie lee curtis",
      "days_trending": 2,
      "approximate_traffic": "5,000+",
      "first_seen": "11 Oct, 01:00 New York time",
      "category": "news and culture",
      "question": "What prompted October 2026 interest in jamie lee curtis, and which primary records can explain the event?",
      "source_path": "Original event record or publisher statement; dated independent reporting",
      "local_followup": false,
      "status": "research lead",
      "finding_url": null
    },
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      "id": "OCT26-034",
      "rank_by_days_trending": 34,
      "search_term": "karrueche tran",
      "days_trending": 2,
      "approximate_traffic": "5,000+",
      "first_seen": "12 Oct, 06:30 New York time",
      "category": "news and culture",
      "question": "What prompted October 2026 interest in karrueche tran, and which primary records can explain the event?",
      "source_path": "Original event record or publisher statement; dated independent reporting",
      "local_followup": false,
      "status": "research lead",
      "finding_url": null
    },
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      "id": "OCT26-035",
      "rank_by_days_trending": 35,
      "search_term": "novak djokovic",
      "days_trending": 2,
      "approximate_traffic": "5,000+",
      "first_seen": "2 Oct, 08:50 New York time",
      "category": "news and culture",
      "question": "What prompted October 2026 interest in novak djokovic, and which primary records can explain the event?",
      "source_path": "Original event record or publisher statement; dated independent reporting",
      "local_followup": false,
      "status": "research lead",
      "finding_url": null
    },
    {
      "id": "OCT26-036",
      "rank_by_days_trending": 36,
      "search_term": "troy aikman",
      "days_trending": 2,
      "approximate_traffic": "5,000+",
      "first_seen": "19 Oct, 20:00 New York time",
      "category": "news and culture",
      "question": "What prompted October 2026 interest in troy aikman, and which primary records can explain the event?",
      "source_path": "Original event record or publisher statement; dated independent reporting",
      "local_followup": false,
      "status": "research lead",
      "finding_url": null
    },
    {
      "id": "OCT26-037",
      "rank_by_days_trending": 37,
      "search_term": "alcaraz",
      "days_trending": 2,
      "approximate_traffic": "2,000+",
      "first_seen": "27 Oct, 11:00 New York time",
      "category": "news and culture",
      "question": "What prompted October 2026 interest in alcaraz, and which primary records can explain the event?",
      "source_path": "Original event record or publisher statement; dated independent reporting",
      "local_followup": false,
      "status": "research lead",
      "finding_url": null
    },
    {
      "id": "OCT26-038",
      "rank_by_days_trending": 38,
      "search_term": "angel reese",
      "days_trending": 2,
      "approximate_traffic": "2,000+",
      "first_seen": "30 Sep, 21:00 New York time",
      "category": "news and culture",
      "question": "What prompted October 2026 interest in angel reese, and which primary records can explain the event?",
      "source_path": "Original event record or publisher statement; dated independent reporting",
      "local_followup": false,
      "status": "research lead",
      "finding_url": null
    },
    {
      "id": "OCT26-039",
      "rank_by_days_trending": 39,
      "search_term": "detention",
      "days_trending": 2,
      "approximate_traffic": "2,000+",
      "first_seen": "1 Oct, 11:50 New York time",
      "category": "public safety",
      "question": "How did reported incidents or detention policy change, and what do official records show?",
      "source_path": "FBI Crime Data Explorer; local agency and council records",
      "local_followup": true,
      "status": "research lead",
      "finding_url": null
    },
    {
      "id": "OCT26-040",
      "rank_by_days_trending": 40,
      "search_term": "dow jones industrial average",
      "days_trending": 2,
      "approximate_traffic": "2,000+",
      "first_seen": "15 Oct, 17:10 New York time",
      "category": "economy",
      "question": "What changed in the official market or company record, and who was affected?",
      "source_path": "SEC filings; exchange records; BLS and local business data",
      "local_followup": true,
      "status": "research lead",
      "finding_url": null
    },
    {
      "id": "OCT26-041",
      "rank_by_days_trending": 41,
      "search_term": "emanuel wilson",
      "days_trending": 2,
      "approximate_traffic": "2,000+",
      "first_seen": "15 Oct, 20:30 New York time",
      "category": "news and culture",
      "question": "What prompted October 2026 interest in emanuel wilson, and which primary records can explain the event?",
      "source_path": "Original event record or publisher statement; dated independent reporting",
      "local_followup": false,
      "status": "research lead",
      "finding_url": null
    },
    {
      "id": "OCT26-042",
      "rank_by_days_trending": 42,
      "search_term": "friday the 13th",
      "days_trending": 2,
      "approximate_traffic": "2,000+",
      "first_seen": "4 Oct, 01:00 New York time",
      "category": "news and culture",
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      "question": "How many residents were under a flood watch during the October event, and which locations had observed flooding?",
      "trend_id": "OCT26-025",
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        "Houston, Texas"
      ],
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        "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cdo-web/webservices/v2"
      ],
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      "gate": "Identify the exact alert, affected zone and observed incident dates before pricing."
    },
    {
      "question": "How did October weather compare with the historical range for the same station?",
      "trend_id": "OCT26-057",
      "places": [
        "New York, New York",
        "Houston, Texas"
      ],
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        "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cdo-web/webservices/v2"
      ],
      "package_candidate": "$1 dated station observations; $5 chart; $10 explained anomaly report",
      "gate": "Confirm station continuity and month completeness."
    },
    {
      "question": "Which official crime categories changed between reporting years in the same city?",
      "trend_id": "OCT26-067",
      "places": [
        "Los Angeles, California",
        "Chicago, Illinois"
      ],
      "primary_sources": [
        "https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/"
      ],
      "package_candidate": "$1 category table; $5 method and reporting chart; $10 trend report",
      "gate": "Check agency participation, reporting system and comparable periods."
    },
    {
      "question": "Which airport pairs had the largest change in enplaned passengers?",
      "trend_id": "OCT26-058",
      "places": [
        "Los Angeles, California",
        "Phoenix, Arizona"
      ],
      "primary_sources": [
        "https://transtats.bts.gov/DL_SelectFields.aspx?QO_fu146_anzr=&gnoyr_VQ=FIL"
      ],
      "package_candidate": "$1 airport-pair table; $5 route chart; $10 market context report",
      "gate": "Define on-flight market, reporting lag and airport-to-city scope."
    },
    {
      "question": "What changed in official green-card eligibility or processing guidance around the October interest?",
      "trend_id": "OCT26-007",
      "places": [
        "national"
      ],
      "primary_sources": [
        "https://www.uscis.gov/green-card"
      ],
      "package_candidate": "Dated source guide; paid data only if a released comparable administrative series is found",
      "gate": "Identify the actual October event and avoid individual legal advice."
    },
    {
      "question": "Which filed company event coincided with the market search spike?",
      "trend_id": "OCT26-029",
      "places": [
        "national"
      ],
      "primary_sources": [
        "https://www.sec.gov/search-filings/edgar-application-programming-interfaces"
      ],
      "package_candidate": "Dated filing evidence pack with market data only if licensed",
      "gate": "Identify ticker, filing and exchange timestamp. No investment advice."
    },
    {
      "question": "Which repositories show a documented release and maintenance path for a named workflow?",
      "trend_id": null,
      "places": [
        "global"
      ],
      "primary_sources": [
        "https://docs.github.com/en/rest/metrics/statistics",
        "https://docs.gitlab.com/api/projects/",
        "https://github.com/ossf/scorecard"
      ],
      "package_candidate": "$1 dated project signals; $5 source and release chronology; $10 evaluated adoption report",
      "gate": "Define comparable activity window, project ID, access status and independent review checks."
    },
    {
      "question": "Which tools gained attention around an October event, and did their maintenance evidence change?",
      "trend_id": null,
      "places": [
        "global"
      ],
      "primary_sources": [
        "https://docs.github.com/en/rest/search/search",
        "https://docs.gitlab.com/api/projects/"
      ],
      "package_candidate": "$1 source-linked snapshots; $5 trend chart; $10 explainable tool review",
      "gate": "Snapshot the same project set over time. Stars alone cannot establish adoption."
    }
  ]
}
