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  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0001059556
  MOODYS CORP /DE/
  001-14037
  7 WORLD TRADE CENTER
  AT 250 GREENWICH STREET
  NEW YORK
  NY
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  Fauber Robert
  Officer
  Director
  Common
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  Smithfield
  RI
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  NYSE
  Common
  03/01/2024
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  N
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  New York
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