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 - Math operations on `num()` objects now pass additional arguments to the mathematical function (@gvelasq, #659, #660).
 
-## Chore
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-- Results.
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-- Fix vignette building if tibble is missing (#681).
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-- Refactorings to improve duckplyr support (#682).
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-- Revdepcheck results.
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-- Auto-update from GitHub Actions.
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-  Run: https://github.com/r-lib/pillar/actions/runs/10224241696
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-  Run: https://github.com/r-lib/pillar/actions/runs/10200114378
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-  Run: https://github.com/r-lib/pillar/actions/runs/9830060650
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-- Add Aviator configuration.
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-  Run: https://github.com/r-lib/pillar/actions/runs/9748527745
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-- Drop `scale_name` ggplot2 arg and drop fansi dep (@olivroy, #663).
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-  Run: https://github.com/r-lib/pillar/actions/runs/9728438554
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-  Run: https://github.com/r-lib/pillar/actions/runs/9691618335
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-## Continuous integration
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-- Avoid failure in fledge workflow if no changes (#705).
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-- Fetch tags for fledge workflow to avoid unnecessary NEWS entries (#703).
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-- Use larger retry count for lock-threads workflow (#701).
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-- Ignore errors when removing pkg-config on macOS (#695).
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-- Explicit permissions (#693).
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-- Use styler from main branch (#691).
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-- Need to install R on Ubuntu 24.04 (#689).
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-- Use Ubuntu 24.04 and styler PR (#687).
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-- Use styler from PR.
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-- Correctly detect branch protection (#678).
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-- Use stable pak (#677).
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-- Trigger run (#676).
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-  - ci: Trigger run
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-  - ci: Latest changes
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-- Trigger run (#675).
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-- Use pkgdown branch (#674).
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-  - ci: Use pkgdown branch
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-  - ci: Updates from duckdb
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-- Install via R CMD INSTALL ., not pak (#672).
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-  - ci: Install via R CMD INSTALL ., not pak
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-  - ci: Bump version of upload-artifact action
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-- Install local package for pkgdown builds.
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-- Improve support for protected branches with fledge.
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-- Improve support for protected branches, without fledge.
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-- Sync with latest developments.
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-- Fix edge case of no suggested packages.
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-- Use v2 instead of master.
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-- Inline action.
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-- Refactor dep-suggests-matrix, avoid killing base and recommended packages.
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-- Use dev roxygen2 and decor.
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-- Fix on Windows, tweak lock workflow.
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-- Avoid checking bashisms on Windows.
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-- Better commit message.
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-- Bump versions, better default, consume custom matrix.
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-- Recent updates.
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 ## Documentation
 
-- Update \_pkgdown.yml to bring back search bar (@olivroy, #667).
+- Update `_pkgdown.yml` to bring back search bar (@olivroy, #667).
 
 - Only implement `type_sum.accel()` in pkgdown mode (#661).
 
 - Avoid displaying deprecated argument in `@inheritDotParams` (@olivroy, #657).
 
-## Testing
-
-- Remove empty snapshot tests (#664).
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-## Uncategorized
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-- Internal changes only.
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-- Merged cran-1.9.0 into main.
-
 
 # pillar 1.9.0