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<b>Sent:</b> December 3, 2025 8:21 AM<br>
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<div style="font-size: 11pt;">Ms. Ref. No.: PLB-D-25-00443R3<br>
Title: Probing hard/soft factorization via beam-spin asymmetry in exclusive pion electroproduction from the proton<br>
Physics Letters B PLB-D-25-00443R3<br>
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I am pleased to confirm that your paper "Probing hard/soft factorization via beam-spin asymmetry in exclusive pion electroproduction from the proton" has been accepted for publication in Physics Letters B.<br>
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