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A new annotation should have the semantics of both `@EnsuresCalledMethods` and `@EnsuresCalledMethodsOnException`

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          Agreed that we need such an annotation and that we can do it in a follow-up to this PR.  I would strongly prefer to have at least an alias for the annotation that has fewer characters to type than `@EnsuresCalledMethodsOnAllPaths`; maybe `@AlwaysCalls`?  But we can discuss that as part of the follow-up.

Originally posted by @msridhar in https://github.com/typetools/checker-framework/pull/6271#discussion_r1379175964

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Start with the discussion in PR #6271, especially the referenced comment, to understand the requested annotation and naming options. Define what it means for one annotation to combine @EnsuresCalledMethods and @EnsuresCalledMethodsOnException, including whether an alias such as @AlwaysCalls is required; done means the semantics and naming are agreed and implemented with the relevant Checker Framework coverage.

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devtools
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