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-FILL IN THE PR DESCRIPTION HERE
+## Essential Elements of an Effective PR Description Checklist
+- [ ] The purpose of the PR, such as "Fix some issue (link existing issues this PR will resolve)".
+- [ ] The test plan, such as providing test command.
+- [ ] The test results, such as pasting the results comparison before and after, or e2e results
 
-FIX #xxxx (*link existing issues this PR will resolve*)
+PLEASE FILL IN THE PR DESCRIPTION HERE ENSURING ALL CHECKLIST ITEMS ABOVE HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED.
+
+## Purpose
+
+## Test Plan
+
+## Test Result
 
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