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+Resolves #ISSUE(s).
+<!--- "Resolves #ISSUE" will automatically close #ISSUE when the PR is merged. However, if this PR won't 100% address the issue, you can use one of these patterns instead to simply link to the issue and not auto-close it:
+
+Partially addresses:
+- ISSUE(s)
+
+Addresses sub-task (n) in:
+- ISSUE(s)
+-->
+
+
+## Pre-merge checklist
+
+<!--- Docs: A common case for documentation is the addition of new `make` goals. Descriptions should be documented for new goals both in the (i) `help` command at the bottom of the `mondo-ingest.Makefile` and (ii) `docs/developer/workflows.md`. -->
+
+### PR Overview
+<!--- Short paragraph or short bulleted list describing changes in this PR -->
+
+This PR:
+- One
+- Two
+- Three
+
+=====================
+### Documentation
+- Was the documentation added/updated under `docs/`?
+   - [ ] Yes
+   - [ ] No, updates to the docs were not necessary after careful consideration
+
+### QC
+- Was the full pipeline run before submitting this PR using `sh run.sh make build-mondo-ingest` on this branch (after `docker pull obolibrary/odkfull:dev`), and no errors occurred?
+   - [ ] Yes
+   - [ ] No, there are no functional (code-related) changes to the pipeline in the PR, so no re-run is necessary
+   
+### New Packages
+- Were any new *Python packages* added?
+   - [ ] Yes, [requirements.txt.full](https://github.com/INCATools/ontology-development-kit/blob/master/requirements.txt.full) was updated and an [ODK issue](https://github.com/INCATools/ontology-development-kit/issues/new) submitted
+   - [ ] No
+</br>
+
+- Were any other *non-Python packages* added?
+   - [ ] Yes, [Dockerfile](https://github.com/INCATools/ontology-development-kit/blob/master/Dockerfile) updated and an [ODK issue](https://github.com/INCATools/ontology-development-kit/issues/new) submitted
+   - [ ] No
+
+### PR Review and Conversations Resolved
+- Has the PR been sufficiently reviewed by at least one team member of the Mondo Technical team and all threads resolved?
+   - [ ] Yes