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 * `is_sparse_vector()` has been rewritten for speed improvement. (#76)
 
+* Fixed bugs where `coerce_to_sparse_matrix()` would error for completely sparse columns. (#77)
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+* `coerce_to_sparse_matrix()` Now turns dense zeroes into sparse zeroes. (#77)
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 # sparsevctrs 0.1.0
 
 * Initial CRAN submission.