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@@ -5451,7 +5451,7 @@ to pathscript.py script: add flags.
 .. nonce: oOGVdo
 .. section: C API
 
-Reëxport some function compatibility wrappers for macros in ``pythonrun.h``.
+Re-export some function compatibility wrappers for macros in ``pythonrun.h``.
 
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-Fix simple typo in Lib/test/test_statistics.py.