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Then, we develop two kinds of aggregation operators of TSULNs, one kind of operator with independent attributes is T-spherical uncertain linguistic weighted averaging and geometric (TSULWA and TSULWG) operators, and the other is T-spherical uncertain linguistic Heronian mean aggregation operators (TSULHM and TSULWHM) considering attributes interrelationship. Their related properties are discussed and a series of reduced forms are presented. Subsequently, a new TSUL-MARCOS-based multi-attribute group decision-making model combining the proposed aggregation operators and generalized distance is constructed. Finally, a real case of investment decision for a community group-buying platform is presented for illustration. 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