brackets
Used by some in journalism to convey editorial insertion or clarification within quotes or to mark editor’s notes. For accessibility best practice, brackets are not read by screen readers and offer no compelling use in journalism. For example, clarification of quotes could be done after the quote noting that it is a clarification. An editor’s note could be marked with with <em> tags and the phrase Editor’s Note.
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