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    "description": "<h2>About Exponent</h2>\n<p><strong>Exponent</strong> is the only premium engineering and scientific consulting firm with the depth and breadth of expertise to solve our clients’ most profoundly unique, unprecedented, and urgent challenges.  </p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>Our vision is to engage multidisciplinary teams of science, engineering, and regulatory experts to empower clients with solutions that create a safer, healthier, more sustainable world. For over five decades, we've connected the lessons of past failures with tomorrow's solutions to advise clients as they innovate technologically complex products and processes, ensure the safety and health of their users, and address the challenges of sustainability.  </p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>Join our team of experts with degrees from top programs at over 500 universities and extensive experience spanning a variety of industries. 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