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Performance, Possession, and Automation

Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 September 2025

Dhanveer Singh Brar ,
Nicholas Ridout  and
Rebecca Schneider
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TDR , Volume 69 , Issue 3: Performance, Possession, and Automation Brown University TDR Consortium Issue , September 2025 , pp. 8 - 15
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