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+<!-- Feel free to remove check-list items aren't relevant to your change -->
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+- [ ] Closes #xxxx
+- [ ] Tests added
+- [ ] Tests passing
+- [ ] Full type hint coverage
+- [ ] Changes are documented in `docs/releases.rst`
+- [ ] New functions/methods are listed in `api.rst`
+- [ ] New functionality has documentation