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  <xs:element id="sbgi_EBPReconciliationToForm5500ContributionsParticipantContributionCurrentPeriodDecreaseForContributionReceivable" abstract="false" name="EBPReconciliationToForm5500ContributionsParticipantContributionCurrentPeriodDecreaseForContributionReceivable" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType"/>
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  <xs:element id="sbgi_EBPChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseFromParticipantContributionCorrectiveDistributions" abstract="false" name="EBPChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseFromParticipantContributionCorrectiveDistributions" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType"/>
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  <xs:element id="sbgi_EBPReconciliationToForm5500ContributionsCurrentPeriodDecreaseFromExcessContributionsRefundable" abstract="false" name="EBPReconciliationToForm5500ContributionsCurrentPeriodDecreaseFromExcessContributionsRefundable" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="sbgi_EBPReconciliationToForm5500ContributionsPriorPeriodIncreaseForExcessContributionsRefundable" abstract="false" name="EBPReconciliationToForm5500ContributionsPriorPeriodIncreaseForExcessContributionsRefundable" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType"/>
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