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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: There may be a newly identified early phase of supermassive black hole growth
acknowledgement: The author acknowledges the support from the European Union (European
  Research Council, AGENTS, 101076224).
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author:
- first_name: Jorryt J
  full_name: Matthee, Jorryt J
  id: 7439a258-f3c0-11ec-9501-9df22fe06720
  last_name: Matthee
  orcid: 0000-0003-2871-127X
citation:
  ama: Matthee JJ. Black holes disguised as little red dots. <i>Science</i>. 2026;391(6787):767-768.
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adz8603">10.1126/science.adz8603</a>
  apa: Matthee, J. J. (2026). Black holes disguised as little red dots. <i>Science</i>.
    AAAS. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adz8603">https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adz8603</a>
  chicago: Matthee, Jorryt J. “Black Holes Disguised as Little Red Dots.” <i>Science</i>.
    AAAS, 2026. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adz8603">https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adz8603</a>.
  ieee: J. J. Matthee, “Black holes disguised as little red dots,” <i>Science</i>,
    vol. 391, no. 6787. AAAS, pp. 767–768, 2026.
  ista: Matthee JJ. 2026. Black holes disguised as little red dots. Science. 391(6787),
    767–768.
  mla: Matthee, Jorryt J. “Black Holes Disguised as Little Red Dots.” <i>Science</i>,
    vol. 391, no. 6787, AAAS, 2026, pp. 767–68, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adz8603">10.1126/science.adz8603</a>.
  short: J.J. Matthee, Science 391 (2026) 767–768.
corr_author: '1'
date_created: 2026-03-01T23:01:39Z
date_published: 2026-02-19T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-03-02T09:15:45Z
day: '19'
department:
- _id: JoMa
doi: 10.1126/science.adz8603
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month: '02'
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page: 767-768
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  grant_number: '101076224'
  name: Young galaxies as tracers and agents of cosmic reionization
publication: Science
publication_identifier:
  eissn:
  - 1095-9203
publication_status: published
publisher: AAAS
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status: public
title: Black holes disguised as little red dots
type: journal_article
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year: '2026'
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