Document that expressions in non-trailing expression statements without semicolon must have type `()`

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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
rust
Domain
documentation

Research direction

The issue points to rust-lang/rust PR #61753; start by reviewing that pull request and the relevant Rust Reference section for non-trailing expression statements. Update the Reference to document the () requirement for expressions without a semicolon, then verify that the wording matches the behavior described by the issue.

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