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When specifying accessible names via `aria-labelledby`, ensure that the 
label elements exist.

## Explanation

Accessible names are required for many parts of a page, including form controls.
One way to accomplish this is to use `aria-labelledby` to specify the ID or IDs of 
other elements which contain a label. For example:

```html
<h2 id="dialog-labell">Important message!</h2>
<dialog aria-labelledby="dialog-label">
```

In this example, the `aria-labelledby` for the `<dialog>` points to an ID of `dialog-label`,
which doesn't exist. The heading it refers to instead has an ID of `dialog-labell`, presumably 
a typo.

## Why this matters

It isn't usually clear when an accessible name is broken, even during user testing.

This check helps to identify where an element clearly intended to have a label, but
that label is missing.

When a label is broken, it may be impossible for a user of assistive technologies
to understand what that element does.

missing-aria-labelled-by

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Title / URL	Issues
Productswww.basf.com/ie/en/products	16
Careerswww.basf.com/global/en/careers	4
Welcome to the BASF News & Media Centerwww.basf.com/ie/en/media	2
For Graduateswww.basf.com/ie/en/careers/graduates	2
Statement Ukrainewww.basf.com/global/en/who-we-are/statement-ukraine	2
For Professionalswww.basf.com/ie/en/careers/professionals	2
Investorswww.basf.com/global/en/investors	1
Serviceswww.basf.com/global/en/media/services	1
Multimediawww.basf.com/global/en/media/multimedia	1
Privacy policywww.basf.com/ie/en/legal/data-protection	1

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

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