Proposed changes

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maintainers why we should accept this pull request.
If it fixes a bug or resolves a feature request, be sure to link to
that issue.

Types of changes

What types of changes does your code introduce to the project?
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• Bugfix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• [ x] New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
• Maintenance (update of libraries or other dependences)

Checklist

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• [ x] I have read the CONTRIBUTING doc
• [ x] I have signed the CLA
• I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
• I have run all the existing tests locally (not just those related to my feature) and there are no errors
• After the last push to the PR branch, I have run the lint script locally and there are no changes to the code base
• [ x] I have updated the RELEASE NOTES
• [ ]x I have added necessary documentation (if appropriate)
• Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules

Further comments

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