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Improve Foldable doc traverse_ and sequence_

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I have added some examples for Foldable.traverse_ and Foldable.sequence_ in https://github.com/non/cats/pull/506 but I think they are not really good:

scala> def parseInt(s: String): Option[Int] = scala.util.Try(Integer.parseInt(s)).toOption
parseInt: (s: String)Option[Int]

scala> Foldable[List].traverse_(List("1", "2"))(parseInt)
res11: Option[Unit] = Some(())

scala> Foldable[List].traverse_(List("1", "A"))(parseInt)
res12: Option[Unit] = None

scala> Foldable[List].sequence_(List(Option(1), Option(2)))
res13: Option[Unit] = Some(())

Does someone have an idea to improve these examples, so that it is still really simple but more useful?

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Start by reviewing the existing examples in pull request #506 and the documentation for Foldable.traverse_ and sequence_. Propose or update examples that remain simple while demonstrating useful success and failure behavior; done when the documentation clearly explains both operations.

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scala
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documentation
Issue type
Documentation
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2/5
Estimated time
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