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  "slug": "monarch-tractor-layoffs-2025",
  "url": "https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/monarch-tractor-layoffs-2025/",
  "topic": "funding",
  "claim": "Autonomous tractor maker Monarch Tractor warned it might lay off up to 102 employees and could shut down, as reported by TechCrunch in November 2025.",
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    "geography": "Monarch Tractor (US)",
    "period": "November 2025"
  },
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    "name": "TechCrunch",
    "title": "Monarch Tractor preps for layoffs and warns employees it may 'shut down'",
    "publisher": "TechCrunch",
    "published": "2025-11-19",
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    "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/19/monarch-tractor-preps-for-layoffs-and-warns-employees-it-may-shut-down/",
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    "primary_note": "Monarch Tractor internal memo, as reported"
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  "accessed": "2026-10-25",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-25",
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  "quote_note": "Not quoted: commercial news article; figure checked against the article text and paraphrased.",
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  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "attribution": "Whirrwork (https://whirrwork.com), CC BY 4.0",
  "citations": {
    "apa": "Whirrwork. (2026, October 25). Autonomous tractor maker Monarch Tractor warned it might lay off up to 102 employees and could shut down, as reported by TechCrunch in November 2025 [Statistic]. Whirrwork Research. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/monarch-tractor-layoffs-2025/",
    "chicago": "Whirrwork. “Autonomous tractor maker Monarch Tractor warned it might lay off up to 102 employees and could shut down, as reported by TechCrunch in November 2025.” Whirrwork Research. Published October 25, 2026. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/monarch-tractor-layoffs-2025/.",
    "mla": "“Autonomous tractor maker Monarch Tractor warned it might lay off up to 102 employees and could shut down, as reported by TechCrunch in November 2025.” Whirrwork Research, Whirrwork, 25 Oct. 2026, whirrwork.com/research/stats/monarch-tractor-layoffs-2025/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.",
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    "source_apa": "TechCrunch. (2025, November 19). Monarch Tractor preps for layoffs and warns employees it may 'shut down'. https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/19/monarch-tractor-preps-for-layoffs-and-warns-employees-it-may-shut-down/"
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