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Github Actions: Clarify masking explanation in workflow-commands.md#44224

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Why:

Closes: TBD

What's being changed (if available, include any code snippets, screenshots, or gifs):

In the Github Actions documentation Workflow commands for GitHub Actions: Masking A Value In A Log

This pull request clarifies that masking a value must be done once per value per job. This is not apparent enough in the documentation--while the warning is present, it doesn't specify this needs only to be done once per value per job, only that add-mask should be used with the value as soon as possible. Adding this sentence makes add-mask behavior more explicit and user-friendly.

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  • The changes in this PR meet the docs fundamentals that are required for all content.
  • All CI checks are passing and the changes look good in the review environment.

Clarified that masking a value must be done once per value per job.
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