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 ## Major changes 
 
-- Add `theme_bwkn()` and `theme_minikn()` as light and luminous **ggplot2** themes. 
+- Add `theme_bwkn()` and `theme_minikn()` as clean, light, and subtle **ggplot2** themes. 
 
 
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-[File `NEWS.md` updated on 2024-12-14.]
+[File `NEWS.md` updated on 2024-12-15.]
 
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