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      "WEST PUBLISHING CORPORATION won 401 of its 646 public contract awards in United States without a rival from 2023-10-01 to 2026-09-29, worth $164M: 180 without a competition and 221 after a competition that drew a single bid. 90 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest Offices, Boards and Divisions with 33."
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