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     returns 200. Auth-gated portals (/app/agency/, /app/family/, /app/caregiver/,
     /app/admin/, /app/setup/) and the per-agency microsite (/app/care/?a=CODE) are
     deliberately left out: they are not useful entry points from search. -->
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    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
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    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
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    <lastmod>2026-07-31</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
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  <!-- /app/quote/ and /app/apply/ are deliberately NOT listed: both require a valid agency
       code and reject a visitor who arrives without one, so they are not usable entry
       points from search. /app/waitlist/ is the code-free entry point. -->
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    <lastmod>2026-08-01</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
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       are in sitemap-caregivers.xml, generated on request. -->
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    <lastmod>2026-07-31</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
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    <lastmod>2026-07-31</lastmod>
    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
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    <lastmod>2026-07-31</lastmod>
    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
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    <lastmod>2026-07-31</lastmod>
    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.3</priority>
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    <lastmod>2026-08-01</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
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    <lastmod>2026-08-01</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
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    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
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    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
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    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
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    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
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