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 Configuration-driven ETL pipeline for ingesting structured data into PostgreSQL.
 
-The system implements modular ingestion with validation, transformation, reject handling, and structured loading into staging (bronze) tables.
+The system implements modular ingestion with validation, transformation, reject handling, and structured loading into staging tables.
 
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 - Configuration-driven design  
 - Explicit reject handling (no silent failures)  
 - Reproducibility and idempotency  
-- Testable components  
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