From 895d5b2cb0321b261b09519234fde3629182e3e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Teun van den Brand <tahvdbrand@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2024 09:03:45 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] add news bullet

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 NEWS.md | 2 ++
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 # ggplot2 (development version)
 
+* `guide_axis()` no longer reserves space for blank ticks 
+  (@teunbrand, #4722, #6069).
 * `guide_bins()`, `guide_colourbar()` and `guide_coloursteps()` gain an `angle`
   argument to overrule theme settings, similar to `guide_axis(angle)` 
   (@teunbrand, #4594).