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Lichterman, Joseph. "Slate is taking steps to reduce its page load time by 75 percent." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 28 Sep. 2015. Web. 26 Mar. 2025.
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Lichterman, J. (2015, Sep. 28). Slate is taking steps to reduce its page load time by 75 percent. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 26, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/09/slate-is-taking-steps-to-reduce-its-page-load-time-by-75-percent/
Chicago
Lichterman, Joseph. "Slate is taking steps to reduce its page load time by 75 percent." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified September 28, 2015. Accessed March 26, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/09/slate-is-taking-steps-to-reduce-its-page-load-time-by-75-percent/.
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