* Don't add duplicate patterns (fix#8216)
* Refactor EntityRuler init
This simplifies the EntityRuler init code. This is helpful as prep for
allowing the EntityRuler to reset itself.
* Make EntityRuler.clear reset matchers
Includes a new test for this.
* Tidy PhraseMatcher instantiation
Since the attr can be None safely now, the guard if is no longer
required here.
Also renamed the `_validate` attr. Maybe it's not needed?
* Fix NER test
* Add test to make sure patterns aren't increasing
* Move test to regression tests
Adriane Boyd