Search for heavy ZZ resonances in the $$\ell ^+\ell ^-\ell ^+\ell ^-$$ℓ+ℓ-ℓ+ℓ- and $$\ell ^+\ell ^-\nu \bar{\nu }$$ℓ+ℓ-νν¯ final states using proton–proton collisions at $$\sqrt{s}= 13$$s=13 $$\text {TeV}$$TeV with the ATLAS detector

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