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  "meta": {
    "title": "US States: Engineers, Hurricanes, and Population - Free Download",
    "description": "Population, share of engineering workers, and hurricane-strike count for all 50 US states plus DC — originally assembled to illustrate spurious correlations in data visualisation. Contains 52 records. Download in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.",
    "seo_title": "US States: Engineers, Hurricanes, and Population | ListBase",
    "seo_description": "Download US States: Engineers, Hurricanes, and Population — 52 records. Available in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.",
    "key_takeaways": [
      "Contains 52 records / 5 fields",
      "Available for free download in Excel, CSV, and PDF formats",
      "Data sourced from: https://github.com/vega/vega-datasets"
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