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+## Rendering Feature: [FEATURE NAME]
+
+### Summary
+Ensure [FEATURE NAME] renders correctly across all supported Word content containers and respects all applicable style sources (direct formatting, styles, themes).
+
+### Requirements
+
+**Containers:**
+
+Rendering must work consistently when [FEATURE NAME] appears in:
+
+- Document body (w:body)
+- Paragraphs (w:p)
+- Lists
+- Tables (w:tbl)
+- Headers & footers (w:hdr, w:ftr)
+- Textboxes / shapes (w:txbxContent)
+- Structured content / content controls (w:sdtContent)
+- Footnotes: w:footnotes
+- Endnotes: w:endnotes
+
+### Acceptance Criteria
+
+- [FEATURE NAME] render identically in all listed containers.
+- Behavior is consistent regardless of how the feature is applied (manual, style, defaults).
+- Mixed usage (feature on/off within the same paragraph/run group) renders correctly.
+- No container-specific rendering differences.
+
+### Styles / Inheritance — should be applied in a centralized way already:
+
+Rendering must respect the full style cascade, including:
+
+- Direct formatting (content XML): w:*Pr
+- Applied styles: paragraph (w:pStyle), character (w:rStyle), table (w:tblStyle)
+- Style inheritance: w:style/w:basedOn, linked styles
+- Style defaults: styles.xml → w:docDefaults and default styles
+- List / numbering levels (if applicable): numbering.xml → w:lvl/*Pr
+- Themes (attribute-level): themeColor, *Theme, resolved via theme/theme1.xml
+
+### Sample Docs:
+
+### Test Coverage
+
+Add fixtures covering [FEATURE NAME] applied via:
+
+- Direct formatting
+- Character style
+- Paragraph style
+- Document defaults
+
+Each fixture must include:
+
+- Body
+- Table
+- Header/footer
+- Structured content
+- Textbox
+- List
+
+### Notes / Edge Cases / Out of Scope
+
+[Optional — only if known]