<dialog> (even in modal mode). 
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Chris Manning digs into <dialog>:
…A dialog element provides:
- An element that is easy to show and hide, including an
openboolean attribute on the element itself.- Two versions: a standard popover or modal version.
- A ::backdrop pseudo-element for modal
