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Robot vacuum maker iRobot just filed for Chapter 11, and will hand over the company to Shenzhen PICEA and Santrum Hong Kong Our regulators allowed this to happen. They blocked Amazon's acquisition and handed the company over to China

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Leads with a specific number, which is concrete enough to be worth a second of attention.
Written from experience rather than as advice, which is harder to argue with.
Short enough to read in full without expanding, which removes a step before the point lands.

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Hook: Leads with a number
Structure: Hook → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: corporate
Written for: Growth and marketing teams

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