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@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ saw Y" outranks one that says "this looks like it might".
   reviews mid-address just churn the target).
 - A **draft carrying `state:addressing` is a fix round in progress**, not
   abandonment: an engine may convert a PR back to draft at round close so the
-  builder's checkpoint pushes stop firing CI, and the flip back to ready is
-  the builder's own act announcing the round is answered
+  builder's mid-round saves stop firing CI, and the flip back to ready is the
+  builder's own act announcing the round is answered
   ([BUILDER.md](BUILDER.md#the-review-round)).
 - Convergence = every panel verdict approves the current head, no
   `blocker:*` standing. Then the builder hands off (`state:needs-human`) and