{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Project the best is not the fastest, Part 5","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/project-the-best-is-not-the-fastest-part-5","audioUrl":"https://anchor.fm/s/2ce1c34c/podcast/play/118013182/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-6%2F421481656-44100-2-6241c3c36d7a.m4a","description":"The best (well Stans favorite) trim of the corvette has arrived.\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":407.0,"endTime":417.6,"type":"concept","title":"teaser trailer","url":"/glossary/teaser-trailer","quote":"And speaking of movies, there was another, there's another movie that you brought to my attention that had a teaser trailer come out this week. Did you watch it?","canonicalId":"concept:teaser-trailer","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.95,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"A teaser trailer is a short promotional clip meant to generate interest without fully revealing the movie’s plot. 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