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@@ -2426,6 +2426,7 @@
 The lookup context of any other qualified name is
 the type, template, or namespace
 nominated by the preceding \grammarterm{nested-name-specifier}.
+The top-level cv-qualifiers of a type are ignored for the purpose of lookup context.
 \begin{note}
 When parsing a class member access,
 the name following the \tcode{->} or \tcode{.} is