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[variant] A better name for `GET`

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Description

The exposition-only name GET looks too macro-like despite denoting function templates. Would it be better to rename GET to unchecked-get or something like?

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Research direction

Start with the issue discussion and the draft's existing exposition-only GET notation; compare the proposed names and identify the affected occurrences. Done means a maintainer-approved name is selected and the draft consistently reflects that decision.

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Tech stack
cpp
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
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5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
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Quiet
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Needs clarification
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