* @return the merged node
     *
     * @deprecated use {@link XmlService#merge(XmlNode, XmlNode, Boolean)} instead
     */
    @Deprecated(since = "4.0.0", forRemoval = true)
    @Nullable
    static XmlNode merge(@Nullable XmlNode dominant, @Nullable XmlNode recessive) {
        return XmlService.merge(dominant, recessive, null);
    }

    @Nullable
    static XmlNode merge(

After checking all these things and ensuring the PR has the right labels, you can merge it.

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We make changes to Guava's public [APIs][], including adding new APIs, very

            return ZENKAKU_KATAKANA[c - HANKAKU_KATAKANA_FIRST_CHAR];
        }
        return c;
    }

    /**
     * Merges two characters, handling voiced and semi-voiced sound marks.
     * @param c1 The first character.
     * @param c2 The second character.
     * @return The merged character.
     */
    public static char mergeChar(final char c1, final char c2) {
        if (c2 == 'ﾞ') {

		}
		ContentLengthRange contentLengthRange
	}
}

// implemented to ensure that duplicate keys in JSON
// are merged together into a single JSON key, also
// to remove any extraneous JSON bodies.
//
// Go stdlib doesn't support parsing JSON with duplicate
// keys, so we need to use this technique to merge the
// keys.
func sanitizePolicy(r io.Reader) (io.Reader, error) {
	var buf bytes.Buffer
	e := json.NewEncoder(&buf)

        result.setLocations(locations);

        return result;
    } // -- InputLocation merge( InputLocation, InputLocation, boolean )

    /**
     * Method merge.
     *
     * @param target
     * @param indices
     * @param source
     * @return InputLocation
     */
    public static InputLocation merge(
            InputLocation target, InputLocation source, java.util.Collection<Integer> indices) {

        runner.refresh();

        // Verify the item was updated (should have merged frequencies)
        GetResponse getResponse =
                runner.client().prepareGet().setIndex(suggester.getIndex()).setId(item.getId()).get(TimeValue.timeValueSeconds(30));
        assertTrue(getResponse.isExists());
        // The actual frequency value would depend on merge logic
    }

    @Test

                    .collect(Collectors.toMap(
                            DefaultConsumerPomBuilder::getDependencyKey,
                            Function.identity(),
                            this::merge,
                            LinkedHashMap::new));
            Map<String, Dependency> managedDependencies = model.getDependencyManagement().getDependencies().stream()
                    .filter(dependency ->

 The following are generated from this model:

   * {{{./apidocs/index.html}Java sources}} with Reader and Writers for the Xpp3 XML parser, <<<ToAPiV3()>>> and <<<ToApiV4()>>> transformers, and <<<v4>>> package
     for Merger and v4 Reader and Writers for the Xpp3 XML parser,

   * A {{{../../api/maven-api-settings/settings.html}Descriptor Reference}}

   * An {{{https://maven.apache.org/xsd/settings-2.0.0.xsd}XSD}}

    // When elements compare as equal (both C's have same letter), our merge should always return C1
    // before C2, since C1 is from the first iterator.

    Iterator<TestDatum> merged =
        Iterators.mergeSorted(ImmutableList.of(left.iterator(), right.iterator()), comparator);

    ImmutableList<TestDatum> result = ImmutableList.copyOf(merged);

    assertThat(result)
        .containsExactly(