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Image source: The Motley Fool. Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Dec 11, 2024 , 5:00 p.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Good day, and welcome to the Q4 and FY '24 Adobe earnings conference call. Today's conference is being recorded. At this time, I'd like to turn the conference over to Steve Day, SVP, DX; CFO; and corporate finance; interim head of IR.
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