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-<!-- Add user-facing sections for breaking, new, changed, or fixed behavior when needed. -->
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-<details>
-<summary>Technical details</summary>
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-<!-- Record the implementation approach, issue-plan progress, standards alignment, and convergence sweep. -->
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-</details>
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-<details>
-<summary>Relevant issues (or links)</summary>
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-<!-- Use fully qualified repository references for closing and related work. -->
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-</details>