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+**Added:**
+
+* CifEnsemble support for ICSD, COD, MP files
+
+**Changed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Deprecated:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Removed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+* Preprocess .cif files in CifEnsemble before initializing into CIF objects
+
+**Security:**
+
+* <news item>