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@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ Examples:
 `improvement <https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/labels/improvement>`_
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-A suggestion for a relaatively simple improvement to the protocol.
+A suggestion for a relatively simple improvement to the protocol.
 
 Examples: