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 ## Chore
 
-- Downstream check.
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-- Sync vendor script with duckdb (#1645).
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 - Replace `graph.isomorphic()` with `isomorphic()` (#1583, #1623).
 
-## Continuous integration
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-- Add workflow to check each commit (#1644).
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-- Avoid failure in fledge workflow if no changes (#1619).
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-- Fetch tags for fledge workflow to avoid unnecessary NEWS entries (#1617).
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-- Use larger retry count for lock-threads workflow (#1615).
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 ## Documentation
 
 - Convert `plot.common.Rd` to roxygen2 (#1424, #1636).