{"id":1473,"date":"2013-01-29T17:05:48","date_gmt":"2013-01-29T17:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/proqc.com\/blog\/?p=602"},"modified":"2023-11-24T10:38:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T10:38:04","slug":"why-inspect-what-are-the-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proqc.com\/blog\/why-inspect-what-are-the-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Why inspect? 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