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 Notmuch 0.27 (UNRELEASED)
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+General
+-------
+
+Add support for thread:{} queries
+
+  Queries of the form `thread:{foo} and thread:{bar}` match threads
+  containing (possibly distinct) messages matching foo and bar. See
+  `notmuch-search-terms(7)` for details.
+
 Dependencies
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