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252					bidder: 'nativo',
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258					bidder: 'kargo',
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275						adUnitId: '',
276						placement: 'inArticle',
277					}
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279			);
280		} else {
281			opscobid.addBidsToPrebidGroup('CNM-med-rect-300x250-2-INSTORY',
282				{
283					bidder: 'nativo',
284					params: {
285						placementId: ''
286					}
287				},
288				{
289					bidder: 'kargo',
290					params: {
291						placementId: '',
292						storageAllowed: true,
293					}
294				},
295				{
296					bidder: 'ogury',
297					params: {
298						assetKey: '',
299						adUnitId: '',
300					}
301				},
302				{
303					bidder: 'seedtag',
304					params: {
305						publisherId: '',
306						adUnitId: '',
307						placement: 'inArticle',
308					}
309				},
310			);
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312		if (window.innerWidth < 768) {
313			opscobid.addBidsToPrebidGroup('CNM-med-rect-300x250-3-INSTORY',
314				{
315					bidder: 'nativo',
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320				{
321					bidder: 'kargo',
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344			opscobid.addBidsToPrebidGroup('CNM-med-rect-300x250-3-INSTORY',
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346					bidder: 'nativo',
347					params: {
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349					}
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351				{
352					bidder: 'kargo',
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402						placement: 'inScreen',
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405			);
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409					bidder: 'nativo',
410					params: {
411						placementId: ''
412					}
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415					bidder: 'ogury',
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418						adUnitId: '',
419					}
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424						publisherId: '',
425						adUnitId: '',
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429			);
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443					adUnitId: '',
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465					publisherId: '',
466					adUnitId: '',
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470		);
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489					adUnitId: '',
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494		opscobid.addBidsToPrebidGroup('CNM-med-rect-300x250-18-RAIL',
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496				bidder: 'nativo',
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498					placementId: ''
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512					adUnitId: '',
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