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  "generated_at": "2026-05-15T00:00:00+07:00",
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    "slug": "hua-hin",
    "city": "Hua Hin",
    "thai_name": "หัวหิน",
    "province": "Prachuap Khiri Khan",
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      "city": "Hua Hin",
      "thai_name": "หัวหิน",
      "province": "Prachuap Khiri Khan",
      "recommended_slug": "hua-hin",
      "recommended_lodging_page_status": "merged stay guide with Cha-am",
      "primary_bases": "Hua Hin town/night market; Khao Takiab; Cha-am beachfront; Pranburi/Pak Nam Pran",
      "hotel_inventory_model": "resort/town hotel inventory with weekend and long-holiday compression",
      "airbnb_vacation_rental_model": "condos/villas highly relevant for family/longer stays; exact listings unstable",
      "sample_entries_included": "Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin; Cape Nidhra Hotel; Baan Talay Dao Resort; Hyatt Regency Hua Hin; Airbnb / vacation rental / serviced-apartment pattern",
      "sample_entry_count": "5",
      "static_fields_to_publish": "base-area role; route role; official hotel identity/source URL; approximate area; stable history/opening notes only when sourced; caveats; stay-guide priority",
      "fields_that_must_remain_live": "room availability; nightly price; user rating score; individual review count; Airbnb listing legality; condo/building rules; host license; cancellation policy; ferry/weather/event disruption; exact shuttle/transfer times",
      "suggested_widgets": "Hua Hin town vs Khao Takiab vs Cha-am vs Pranburi chooser",
      "data_confidence": "medium",
      "access_date": "2026-05-15"
    },
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      "city": "Hua Hin",
      "slug": "hua-hin",
      "stay_guide_priority": "medium",
      "recommended_status": "merged stay guide with Cha-am",
      "why": "resort/town hotel inventory with weekend and long-holiday compression",
      "primary_bases": "Hua Hin town/night market; Khao Takiab; Cha-am beachfront; Pranburi/Pak Nam Pran",
      "airbnb_handling": "condos/villas highly relevant for family/longer stays; exact listings unstable",
      "confidence": "medium"
    },
    "entries": [
      {
        "city": "Hua Hin",
        "thai_name": "หัวหิน",
        "province": "Prachuap Khiri Khan",
        "recommended_slug": "hua-hin",
        "entry_name": "Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin",
        "accommodation_type": "hotel/resort",
        "popularity_class": "popular historic railway-hotel anchor",
        "area_or_base": "Hua Hin town beachfront",
        "address": "1 Damnernkasem Road, Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan 77110, Thailand",
        "address_confidence": "medium",
        "official_or_primary_source_url": "https://www.centarahotelsresorts.com/centaragrand/chbr",
        "source_type": "official hotel",
        "review_source_url": "",
        "review_signal_summary": "Live review validation required.",
        "review_themes_to_verify": "historic railway-era resort, gardens, beach, town access",
        "signature_rooms_features_or_stay_angle": "Historic railway-hotel identity; exact opening/history should be verified before long-form copy.",
        "history_or_opening_notes": "Known as historic railway hotel; static date should be confirmed from primary hotel history before publication.",
        "best_for": "classic Hua Hin, families, heritage resort",
        "avoid_if": "budget or nightlife traveler",
        "static_vs_live_treatment": "static candidate with live validation",
        "repo_use": "Hua Hin historic anchor",
        "caveats_and_uncertainty": "",
        "data_confidence": "medium",
        "access_date": "2026-05-15"
      },
      {
        "city": "Hua Hin",
        "thai_name": "หัวหิน",
        "province": "Prachuap Khiri Khan",
        "recommended_slug": "hua-hin",
        "entry_name": "Cape Nidhra Hotel",
        "accommodation_type": "hotel",
        "popularity_class": "popular boutique/luxury anchor",
        "area_or_base": "Hua Hin town beachfront",
        "address": "97/2 Petchkasem Road, Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan 77110, Thailand",
        "address_confidence": "high",
        "official_or_primary_source_url": "https://www.capenidhra.com/contact/",
        "source_type": "official hotel",
        "review_source_url": "https://www.booking.com/hotel/th/cape-nidhra.html",
        "review_signal_summary": "Booking/Tripadvisor snippets praise spacious rooms/service; live-check exact score.",
        "review_themes_to_verify": "private-pool suites, central beachfront, polished service",
        "signature_rooms_features_or_stay_angle": "Boutique luxury beach hotel in town.",
        "history_or_opening_notes": "Opening date not verified.",
        "best_for": "couples, central beach, private-pool rooms",
        "avoid_if": "budget/family resort activities",
        "static_vs_live_treatment": "static candidate with live validation",
        "repo_use": "central luxury/boutique card",
        "caveats_and_uncertainty": "",
        "data_confidence": "high",
        "access_date": "2026-05-15"
      },
      {
        "city": "Hua Hin",
        "thai_name": "หัวหิน",
        "province": "Prachuap Khiri Khan",
        "recommended_slug": "hua-hin",
        "entry_name": "Baan Talay Dao Resort",
        "accommodation_type": "resort",
        "popularity_class": "niche heritage beach villa anchor",
        "area_or_base": "Khao Takiab / south Hua Hin",
        "address": "Hua Hin Beach near Khao Takiab, Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand",
        "address_confidence": "medium",
        "official_or_primary_source_url": "https://www.baantalaydao.com/facilities/history-award/",
        "source_type": "official hotel",
        "review_source_url": "https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g21374629-d575370-Reviews-Baan_Talay_Dao_Resort-Nong_Kae_Hua_Hin_Prachuap_Khiri_Khan_Province.html",
        "review_signal_summary": "Review source live; property notes emphasize small-room count and beach setting.",
        "review_themes_to_verify": "converted family summer home, old teak clubhouse, beach privacy",
        "signature_rooms_features_or_stay_angle": "Grand opening 24 Apr 2014 per hotel; converted from family summer home with old teak house.",
        "history_or_opening_notes": "Opened 2014 as resort; old house dates to Rama VII-era context per hotel.",
        "best_for": "quiet beach boutique, Thai-house history",
        "avoid_if": "traveler wanting town night-market walkability",
        "static_vs_live_treatment": "static candidate with live validation",
        "repo_use": "Khao Takiab quiet boutique card",
        "caveats_and_uncertainty": "",
        "data_confidence": "high",
        "access_date": "2026-05-15"
      },
      {
        "city": "Hua Hin",
        "thai_name": "หัวหิน",
        "province": "Prachuap Khiri Khan",
        "recommended_slug": "hua-hin",
        "entry_name": "Hyatt Regency Hua Hin",
        "accommodation_type": "resort",
        "popularity_class": "popular family/resort anchor",
        "area_or_base": "Khao Takiab / Cicada Market side",
        "address": "91 Hua Hin-Khao Takiap Road, Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan 77110, Thailand",
        "address_confidence": "medium",
        "official_or_primary_source_url": "https://www.hyatt.com/hyatt-regency/en-US/huahr-hyatt-regency-hua-hin",
        "source_type": "official hotel",
        "review_source_url": "",
        "review_signal_summary": "Live review validation required.",
        "review_themes_to_verify": "large resort, pools, families, market proximity",
        "signature_rooms_features_or_stay_angle": "Large beachfront resort useful for family/base-area logic.",
        "history_or_opening_notes": "Opening date not verified.",
        "best_for": "families, resort facilities, Khao Takiab markets",
        "avoid_if": "traveler wanting compact town core",
        "static_vs_live_treatment": "static candidate with live validation",
        "repo_use": "family resort anchor",
        "caveats_and_uncertainty": "",
        "data_confidence": "medium",
        "access_date": "2026-05-15"
      },
      {
        "city": "Hua Hin",
        "thai_name": "หัวหิน",
        "province": "Prachuap Khiri Khan",
        "recommended_slug": "hua-hin",
        "entry_name": "Airbnb / vacation rental / serviced-apartment pattern",
        "accommodation_type": "vacation rental pattern",
        "popularity_class": "live platform layer",
        "area_or_base": "city-specific; do not hardcode individual listing",
        "address": "not applicable; individual listings vary by host",
        "address_confidence": "not applicable",
        "official_or_primary_source_url": "https://www.airbnb.com/s/hua--hin--Thailand/homes",
        "source_type": "commercial-catalog-only / generated platform search",
        "review_source_url": "https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/2208",
        "review_signal_summary": "Do not static-publish individual listings; use platform review count/rating only at runtime.",
        "review_themes_to_verify": "review counts, host status, building rules and cancellation terms are unstable",
        "signature_rooms_features_or_stay_angle": "private homes, condos, villas, aparthotels, serviced apartments depending city",
        "history_or_opening_notes": "No opening date. Treat as live inventory.",
        "best_for": "longer stays, families needing kitchen/laundry, villa-style groups",
        "avoid_if": "short-stay condo rentals without clear legal/building approval",
        "static_vs_live_treatment": "live-only inventory; static page may describe safe booking checks",
        "repo_use": "future accommodation live-signal / legal-caveat widget",
        "caveats_and_uncertainty": "Thailand short-term rental legality is host/building/license-specific; avoid static claims that a listing is legal. Add legal caveat and require live verification.",
        "data_confidence": "medium",
        "access_date": "2026-05-15"
      }
    ],
    "appendix": [
      {
        "city": "Hua Hin",
        "entry_name": "Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin",
        "url": "https://www.centarahotelsresorts.com/centaragrand/chbr",
        "source_role": "primary/static candidate",
        "source_type": "official hotel",
        "supports": "Hua Hin historic anchor",
        "access_date": "2026-05-15"
      },
      {
        "city": "Hua Hin",
        "entry_name": "Cape Nidhra Hotel",
        "url": "https://www.capenidhra.com/contact/",
        "source_role": "primary/static candidate",
        "source_type": "official hotel",
        "supports": "central luxury/boutique card",
        "access_date": "2026-05-15"
      },
      {
        "city": "Hua Hin",
        "entry_name": "Cape Nidhra Hotel",
        "url": "https://www.booking.com/hotel/th/cape-nidhra.html",
        "source_role": "review/catalog signal candidate",
        "source_type": "official hotel",
        "supports": "central luxury/boutique card",
        "access_date": "2026-05-15"
      },
      {
        "city": "Hua Hin",
        "entry_name": "Baan Talay Dao Resort",
        "url": "https://www.baantalaydao.com/facilities/history-award/",
        "source_role": "primary/static candidate",
        "source_type": "official hotel",
        "supports": "Khao Takiab quiet boutique card",
        "access_date": "2026-05-15"
      },
      {
        "city": "Hua Hin",
        "entry_name": "Baan Talay Dao Resort",
        "url": "https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g21374629-d575370-Reviews-Baan_Talay_Dao_Resort-Nong_Kae_Hua_Hin_Prachuap_Khiri_Khan_Province.html",
        "source_role": "review/catalog signal candidate",
        "source_type": "official hotel",
        "supports": "Khao Takiab quiet boutique card",
        "access_date": "2026-05-15"
      },
      {
        "city": "Hua Hin",
        "entry_name": "Hyatt Regency Hua Hin",
        "url": "https://www.hyatt.com/hyatt-regency/en-US/huahr-hyatt-regency-hua-hin",
        "source_role": "primary/static candidate",
        "source_type": "official hotel",
        "supports": "family resort anchor",
        "access_date": "2026-05-15"
      },
      {
        "city": "Hua Hin",
        "entry_name": "Airbnb / vacation rental / serviced-apartment pattern",
        "url": "https://www.airbnb.com/s/hua--hin--Thailand/homes",
        "source_role": "primary/static candidate",
        "source_type": "commercial-catalog-only / generated platform search",
        "supports": "future accommodation live-signal / legal-caveat widget",
        "access_date": "2026-05-15"
      },
      {
        "city": "Hua Hin",
        "entry_name": "Airbnb / vacation rental / serviced-apartment pattern",
        "url": "https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/2208",
        "source_role": "review/catalog signal candidate",
        "source_type": "commercial-catalog-only / generated platform search",
        "supports": "future accommodation live-signal / legal-caveat widget",
        "access_date": "2026-05-15"
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    "primaryBases": [
      "Hua Hin town/night market",
      "Khao Takiab",
      "Cha-am beachfront",
      "Pranburi/Pak Nam Pran"
    ],
    "staticFields": [
      "base-area role",
      "route role",
      "official hotel identity/source URL",
      "approximate area",
      "stable history/opening notes only when sourced",
      "caveats",
      "stay-guide priority"
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      "room availability",
      "nightly price",
      "user rating score",
      "individual review count",
      "Airbnb listing legality",
      "condo/building rules",
      "host license",
      "cancellation policy",
      "ferry/weather/event disruption",
      "exact shuttle/transfer times"
    ],
    "suggestedWidgets": [
      "Hua Hin town vs Khao Takiab vs Cha-am vs Pranburi chooser"
    ],
    "guidePriority": "medium",
    "recommendedStatus": "merged stay guide with Cha-am",
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    "hasGuide": true,
    "guideMeta": {
      "path": "/accommodation/hua-hin/",
      "name": "Where to Stay in Hua Hin and Cha-am",
      "pageType": "coast stay guide",
      "summary": "Hua Hin and Cha-am accommodation only makes sense when you separate Hua Hin town, Khao Takiab, Cha-am beachfront, and farther Pranburi-style quiet instead of treating the whole coast as one interchangeable resort strip.",
      "primaryUse": "Choose the beach-town personality first, then compare rooms across Hua Hin, Khao Takiab, Cha-am, and the quieter southern edge.",
      "bestFor": [
        "families",
        "weekend beach breaks",
        "resort stays",
        "longer condo-style trips"
      ],
      "watch": [
        "weekend compression and coast spread can make a cheap room feel expensive if the base is wrong"
      ],
      "sourceStack": [
        "Google Places hotels",
        "OSM Thailand accommodation",
        "TAT accommodation data",
        "MOTS tourism accommodation stats",
        "Booking accommodation partner data",
        "Agoda commercial context"
      ]
    },
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      {
        "name": "city-specific; do not hardcode individual listing",
        "sampleEntries": [
          "Airbnb / vacation rental / serviced-apartment pattern"
        ],
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          "vacation rental pattern"
        ],
        "bestFor": [
          "longer stays, families needing kitchen/laundry, villa-style groups"
        ],
        "avoidIf": [
          "short-stay condo rentals without clear legal/building approval"
        ],
        "treatments": [
          "live-only inventory; static page may describe safe booking checks"
        ],
        "repoUses": [
          "future accommodation live-signal / legal-caveat widget"
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "Hua Hin town beachfront",
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          "Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin",
          "Cape Nidhra Hotel"
        ],
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          "hotel/resort",
          "hotel"
        ],
        "bestFor": [
          "classic Hua Hin, families, heritage resort",
          "couples, central beach, private-pool rooms"
        ],
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          "budget or nightlife traveler",
          "budget/family resort activities"
        ],
        "treatments": [
          "static candidate with live validation"
        ],
        "repoUses": [
          "Hua Hin historic anchor",
          "central luxury/boutique card"
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "Khao Takiab / Cicada Market side",
        "sampleEntries": [
          "Hyatt Regency Hua Hin"
        ],
        "entryTypes": [
          "resort"
        ],
        "bestFor": [
          "families, resort facilities, Khao Takiab markets"
        ],
        "avoidIf": [
          "traveler wanting compact town core"
        ],
        "treatments": [
          "static candidate with live validation"
        ],
        "repoUses": [
          "family resort anchor"
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "Khao Takiab / south Hua Hin",
        "sampleEntries": [
          "Baan Talay Dao Resort"
        ],
        "entryTypes": [
          "resort"
        ],
        "bestFor": [
          "quiet beach boutique, Thai-house history"
        ],
        "avoidIf": [
          "traveler wanting town night-market walkability"
        ],
        "treatments": [
          "static candidate with live validation"
        ],
        "repoUses": [
          "Khao Takiab quiet boutique card"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "rentalPattern": {
      "city": "Hua Hin",
      "thai_name": "หัวหิน",
      "province": "Prachuap Khiri Khan",
      "recommended_slug": "hua-hin",
      "entry_name": "Airbnb / vacation rental / serviced-apartment pattern",
      "accommodation_type": "vacation rental pattern",
      "popularity_class": "live platform layer",
      "area_or_base": "city-specific; do not hardcode individual listing",
      "address": "not applicable; individual listings vary by host",
      "address_confidence": "not applicable",
      "official_or_primary_source_url": "https://www.airbnb.com/s/hua--hin--Thailand/homes",
      "source_type": "commercial-catalog-only / generated platform search",
      "review_source_url": "https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/2208",
      "review_signal_summary": "Do not static-publish individual listings; use platform review count/rating only at runtime.",
      "review_themes_to_verify": "review counts, host status, building rules and cancellation terms are unstable",
      "signature_rooms_features_or_stay_angle": "private homes, condos, villas, aparthotels, serviced apartments depending city",
      "history_or_opening_notes": "No opening date. Treat as live inventory.",
      "best_for": "longer stays, families needing kitchen/laundry, villa-style groups",
      "avoid_if": "short-stay condo rentals without clear legal/building approval",
      "static_vs_live_treatment": "live-only inventory; static page may describe safe booking checks",
      "repo_use": "future accommodation live-signal / legal-caveat widget",
      "caveats_and_uncertainty": "Thailand short-term rental legality is host/building/license-specific; avoid static claims that a listing is legal. Add legal caveat and require live verification.",
      "data_confidence": "medium",
      "access_date": "2026-05-15"
    },
    "staticCandidates": [
      {
        "city": "Hua Hin",
        "thai_name": "หัวหิน",
        "province": "Prachuap Khiri Khan",
        "recommended_slug": "hua-hin",
        "entry_name": "Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin",
        "accommodation_type": "hotel/resort",
        "popularity_class": "popular historic railway-hotel anchor",
        "area_or_base": "Hua Hin town beachfront",
        "address": "1 Damnernkasem Road, Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan 77110, Thailand",
        "address_confidence": "medium",
        "official_or_primary_source_url": "https://www.centarahotelsresorts.com/centaragrand/chbr",
        "source_type": "official hotel",
        "review_source_url": "",
        "review_signal_summary": "Live review validation required.",
        "review_themes_to_verify": "historic railway-era resort, gardens, beach, town access",
        "signature_rooms_features_or_stay_angle": "Historic railway-hotel identity; exact opening/history should be verified before long-form copy.",
        "history_or_opening_notes": "Known as historic railway hotel; static date should be confirmed from primary hotel history before publication.",
        "best_for": "classic Hua Hin, families, heritage resort",
        "avoid_if": "budget or nightlife traveler",
        "static_vs_live_treatment": "static candidate with live validation",
        "repo_use": "Hua Hin historic anchor",
        "caveats_and_uncertainty": "",
        "data_confidence": "medium",
        "access_date": "2026-05-15"
      },
      {
        "city": "Hua Hin",
        "thai_name": "หัวหิน",
        "province": "Prachuap Khiri Khan",
        "recommended_slug": "hua-hin",
        "entry_name": "Cape Nidhra Hotel",
        "accommodation_type": "hotel",
        "popularity_class": "popular boutique/luxury anchor",
        "area_or_base": "Hua Hin town beachfront",
        "address": "97/2 Petchkasem Road, Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan 77110, Thailand",
        "address_confidence": "high",
        "official_or_primary_source_url": "https://www.capenidhra.com/contact/",
        "source_type": "official hotel",
        "review_source_url": "https://www.booking.com/hotel/th/cape-nidhra.html",
        "review_signal_summary": "Booking/Tripadvisor snippets praise spacious rooms/service; live-check exact score.",
        "review_themes_to_verify": "private-pool suites, central beachfront, polished service",
        "signature_rooms_features_or_stay_angle": "Boutique luxury beach hotel in town.",
        "history_or_opening_notes": "Opening date not verified.",
        "best_for": "couples, central beach, private-pool rooms",
        "avoid_if": "budget/family resort activities",
        "static_vs_live_treatment": "static candidate with live validation",
        "repo_use": "central luxury/boutique card",
        "caveats_and_uncertainty": "",
        "data_confidence": "high",
        "access_date": "2026-05-15"
      },
      {
        "city": "Hua Hin",
        "thai_name": "หัวหิน",
        "province": "Prachuap Khiri Khan",
        "recommended_slug": "hua-hin",
        "entry_name": "Baan Talay Dao Resort",
        "accommodation_type": "resort",
        "popularity_class": "niche heritage beach villa anchor",
        "area_or_base": "Khao Takiab / south Hua Hin",
        "address": "Hua Hin Beach near Khao Takiab, Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand",
        "address_confidence": "medium",
        "official_or_primary_source_url": "https://www.baantalaydao.com/facilities/history-award/",
        "source_type": "official hotel",
        "review_source_url": "https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g21374629-d575370-Reviews-Baan_Talay_Dao_Resort-Nong_Kae_Hua_Hin_Prachuap_Khiri_Khan_Province.html",
        "review_signal_summary": "Review source live; property notes emphasize small-room count and beach setting.",
        "review_themes_to_verify": "converted family summer home, old teak clubhouse, beach privacy",
        "signature_rooms_features_or_stay_angle": "Grand opening 24 Apr 2014 per hotel; converted from family summer home with old teak house.",
        "history_or_opening_notes": "Opened 2014 as resort; old house dates to Rama VII-era context per hotel.",
        "best_for": "quiet beach boutique, Thai-house history",
        "avoid_if": "traveler wanting town night-market walkability",
        "static_vs_live_treatment": "static candidate with live validation",
        "repo_use": "Khao Takiab quiet boutique card",
        "caveats_and_uncertainty": "",
        "data_confidence": "high",
        "access_date": "2026-05-15"
      },
      {
        "city": "Hua Hin",
        "thai_name": "หัวหิน",
        "province": "Prachuap Khiri Khan",
        "recommended_slug": "hua-hin",
        "entry_name": "Hyatt Regency Hua Hin",
        "accommodation_type": "resort",
        "popularity_class": "popular family/resort anchor",
        "area_or_base": "Khao Takiab / Cicada Market side",
        "address": "91 Hua Hin-Khao Takiap Road, Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan 77110, Thailand",
        "address_confidence": "medium",
        "official_or_primary_source_url": "https://www.hyatt.com/hyatt-regency/en-US/huahr-hyatt-regency-hua-hin",
        "source_type": "official hotel",
        "review_source_url": "",
        "review_signal_summary": "Live review validation required.",
        "review_themes_to_verify": "large resort, pools, families, market proximity",
        "signature_rooms_features_or_stay_angle": "Large beachfront resort useful for family/base-area logic.",
        "history_or_opening_notes": "Opening date not verified.",
        "best_for": "families, resort facilities, Khao Takiab markets",
        "avoid_if": "traveler wanting compact town core",
        "static_vs_live_treatment": "static candidate with live validation",
        "repo_use": "family resort anchor",
        "caveats_and_uncertainty": "",
        "data_confidence": "medium",
        "access_date": "2026-05-15"
      }
    ],
    "confidence": "medium"
  }
}