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  "title": "Infant Car Seat Base Materials",
  "question": "What materials are infant car seat bases made from?",
  "answer": "No checked fact states the overall material of either base. The only material detail is the metal parts of the Clek Liing: The reviewer says the base's rigid metal LATCH connectors click straight into the vehicle anchors with no straps to tighten, giving a yes-or-no click instead of the subjective 'is it tight enough?' step of a strap system.",
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    "price": "Prices and stock change, so this page prints neither: each product name links to its RoboTrunk page, which shows them live."
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