Correction, 30 September 2026. Technical wording rewritten in shorter sentences under the readability rule; the meaning is unchanged.
Correction, 1 October 2026. The outcome label now follows the study's value record, which counts this study as having changed a rule or a plan.
Correction, 20 October 2026. This text was reviewed after the study finished, in a catch-up of the earliest studies; the result, outcome and dates are unchanged.
What remains uncertain
We know when deals closed, not when they were announced, and we cannot always tell why a buyer left the record.
How it was made
Run took 14 minutes; independent code review: approve.
Fingerprints
plan 60765ec173f72cd8defeb76645baff74ac8e06bda2e867200cb0f23d3b3cbee1 result not recorded
Exploratory work on development data; not a performance claim.