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 "category": "arrows",
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   "why": "a compact link chip without the box (M3 arrow_outward)",
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   "icon": "share",
   "why": "share sends content to another app or person (share)",
   "concept": "external-link"
  },
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   "icon": "share-up",
   "why": "the iOS share sheet, a box with an arrow out of the top; it is not a link",
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   "concept": "outward",
   "owner": "arrow-up-right",
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