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 * `ansi_collapse()` is now correct for length-1 vectors with style "head"
   if width is specified (@rundel, #590).
 
+* `code_highlight()` supports long strings and symbols (#727 @moodymudskipper)
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 # cli 3.6.3
 
 * cli now builds on ARM Windows.