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In the dry state (= 0 wt% water), both polymers exhibit well-defined\n                    <jats:italic>\u03b1<\/jats:italic>\n                    - and\n                    <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                    -relaxation processes associated with cooperative segmental motion and localized molecular dynamics, respectively. The interpretation of the data consistently shows that, upon hydration, water acts as an efficient plasticizer, leading to a significant increase in free volume, which in turn accelerates\n                    <jats:italic>\u03b1<\/jats:italic>\n                    -relaxation and lowers the glass transition temperature. In contrast, the\n                    <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                    -relaxation remains much less sensitive to water content. A separate water-related relaxation process emerges, attributed to the reorientational dynamics of confined water molecules. The free volume, estimated from the temperature dependence of the\n                    <jats:italic>\u03b1<\/jats:italic>\n                    -relaxation using the Williams\u2013Landel\u2013Ferry approach, increases systematically with both temperature and water content. A clear sequence-dependent response is observed: the more polar P(C\n                    <jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>\n                    EG\n                    <jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>\n                    )3.2k shows stronger hydration-induced free volume enhancement and dynamic changes, whereas P(C\n                    <jats:sub>8<\/jats:sub>\n                    EG\n                    <jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>\n                    )2.9k exhibits faster intrinsic dynamics but weaker sensitivity to water. 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