{"id":73733,"date":"2026-01-22T14:05:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T14:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/?p=73733"},"modified":"2026-01-22T14:06:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T14:06:20","slug":"exclusively-ours-aerie-x-emily-meritt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/2026\/01\/22\/exclusively-ours-aerie-x-emily-meritt\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVELY OURS! 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