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https://merriam-webster.com· First analyzed 10 Feb 2026· Updated 10 Feb 2026
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Hosting Provider

aws.amazon.com

IP Address

18.238.243.122

Server Location

🇳🇱 Amsterdam, The Netherlands

ASN

AS16509

Organization

AWS CloudFront (GLOBAL)

Server

Nginx

CDN

CloudFront

Nameservers

ns-636.awsdns-15.net.ns-1084.awsdns-07.org.ns-1998.awsdns-57.co.uk.ns-323.awsdns-40.com.

Performance

Page Speed

804 KB
120 requests
0–49
50–89
90–100

Architecture Stack

Headless
⚙️ SSR
Decoupled
Frontend
Framework
jQuery
Styling
Tailwind CSS
API
Data Source
Headless CMS
Strapi
Infrastructure
Hosting
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
CDN
CloudFront

Detected API Sources

https://cdn.id5-sync.com/api/1...

Technology Stack

11 Technologies Detected

Libraries

1

CSS Frameworks

1

Tag Managers

1

Advertising

1

Other

1

Web Servers

1

Security

1

SEO Analysis

B78/100
12
1
1
M
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Title Length50 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars

Description Length137 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (1)

  • Missing H1 tag - every page should have one H1

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F

Security Score

21%Critical
Interactive

HTTPS

No WAF

73d

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HTTP Headers

Developer Console

age
486
alt-svc
h3=":443"; ma=86400
cache-control
🟡 601s(max-age=601)
content-encoding
Brotli(br)
content-length
56605
content-type
text/html; charset=utf-8
Good Warning Issue

Typography & Readability

Playfair Display + Open Sans

73/100
Readability
/30
40/40

16px · LH 1.50

Hierarchy
/20
8/25
WCAG
/25
15/15

Contrast: undefined

Performance
/25
17/20

System fonts

Heading Font

Playfair Display

Serif

Body Font

Open Sans

Sans16px

Contrast Ratio

--

Reading Comfort

~45 CPL

Optimal (45–75)
26px
h2
16px
h3
24px
h4
16px
p
Minor Second
Scale

✅ Excellent readability: 16px body text is ideal for all devices.

✅ Optimal line spacing: 1.50 ratio ensures comfortable reading.

✅ Excellent performance: System fonts eliminate font loading delays (better LCP).

✅ Protected text on images: Using gradient for readability.

✅ Optimal line length: ~45 characters per line is comfortable to read.

⚠️ Cramped layout: 35 elements lack adequate spacing.

Business & Marketing Stack

5 Tools Detected

Enterprise

Behavior Analytics

3

User behavior and product analytics

Privacy & Cookies

1

Cookie consent and privacy compliance tools

A/B Testing & Optimization

1

Experimentation and conversion optimization

3

Categories

5

Total Tools

0

Enterprise

2

Mid-Market

Assessment: Sophisticated marketing and sales technology infrastructure

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Scripts & Styles

23 Resources

20
Scripts
3
Styles
9
Async
4
Defer

Top Script Sources

ads.adthrive.com(4)googletagmanager.com(3)cdn.confiant-integrations.net(2)securepubads.g.doubleclick.net(2)local(2)

Website Identity

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Last analyzed: 10 Feb 2026 at 22:59

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