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doc: simplify addAbortListener example 
The example was written before v8 supported the using keyword
and hence explicitly called Symbol.dispose

Since now the keyword is supported, the example can be simplified
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Expand Up @@ -1908,31 +1908,21 @@ Returns a disposable so that it may be unsubscribed from more easily.
const { addAbortListener } = require('node:events');

function example(signal) {
let disposable;
try {
signal.addEventListener('abort', (e) => e.stopImmediatePropagation());
disposable = addAbortListener(signal, (e) => {
// Do something when signal is aborted.
});
} finally {
disposable?.[Symbol.dispose]();
}
signal.addEventListener('abort', (e) => e.stopImmediatePropagation());
using _ = addAbortListener(signal, (e) => {
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// Do something when signal is aborted.
});
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}
```

```mjs
import { addAbortListener } from 'node:events';

function example(signal) {
let disposable;
try {
signal.addEventListener('abort', (e) => e.stopImmediatePropagation());
disposable = addAbortListener(signal, (e) => {
// Do something when signal is aborted.
});
} finally {
disposable?.[Symbol.dispose]();
}
signal.addEventListener('abort', (e) => e.stopImmediatePropagation());
using _ = addAbortListener(signal, (e) => {
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// Do something when signal is aborted.
});
}
```

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