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-### Changes proposed in this PR
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-(...)
 
-- [ ] Tests added/updated
-- [ ] Documentation updated
-- [ ] Changelog entry added
-- [ ] `./check.sh` passed
+<!-- Briefly describe what changed and why. -->
+
+- [ ] Tests added/updated (or your review concluded: not needed)
+- [ ] Documentation updated (or your review concluded: not needed)
+- [ ] Release notes added (or your review concluded: not needed)
+- [ ] `./check.sh` (or `./check.ps1`) passed
 
 ### AI assistance disclosure
 
-- [ ] No AI assistance was used to generate this contribution.
+- AI was not / partially / entirely (choose one) used to create this change.