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No One In Particular
You are missing the point. Sure, you can cherry pick. But, look at the vast majority of inventory.
There's no more award chart. It's totally dynamic now. If you're flexible you can usually find something on high daily frequency routes like NY-LA.
They give miles out like candy, so now they want to see how many people spend those miles on over-inflated award redemptions like the ones you found.
Use the AA Award calendar search by month (only on web site, not mobile app). Lots of business class redemptions nonstop NY-LAX. Tons in January.