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 Package: dm
 Title: Relational Data Models
-Version: 1.0.6.9016
-Date: 2023-10-18
+Version: 1.0.6.9017
+Date: 2023-10-20
 Authors@R: 
     c(person(given = "Tobias",
              family = "Schieferdecker",
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 <!-- NEWS.md is maintained by https://fledge.cynkra.com, contributors should not edit this file -->
 
+# dm 1.0.6.9017
+
+## Chore
+
+- Make `check_suggested()` a standalone (#2054).
+
+## Testing
+
+- Remove most skips from tests (#2052).
+
+
 # dm 1.0.6.9016
 
 ## Chore