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       doesn't clearly define what a public room is. This proposal does not aim to solve this
       problem and instead only requires that the user directory and profile APIs use the same
       definition.
-[^4]: This matches the existing requirements for [`POST /_matrix/client/v3/user_directory/search`].
 
 [`GET /_matrix/client/v3/profile/{userId}`]: https://spec.matrix.org/v1.11/client-server-api/#get_matrixclientv3profileuserid
 [`GET /_matrix/client/v3/profile/{userId}/avatar_url`]: https://spec.matrix.org/v1.11/client-server-api/#get_matrixclientv3profileuseridavatar_url