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+langcode: en
+status: true
+dependencies:
+  module:
+    - node
+id: default
+label: Default
+description: 'A default Linkit profile'
+matchers:
+  556010a3-e317-48b3-b4ed-854c10f4b950:
+    uuid: 556010a3-e317-48b3-b4ed-854c10f4b950
+    id: 'entity:node'
+    weight: 0
+    settings:
+      metadata: 'by [node:author] | [node:created:long]'
+      bundles: {  }
+      group_by_bundle: false
+      include_unpublished: false
+      substitution_type: canonical
+      limit: 100