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 [![Build Status](https://github.com/octokit/plugin-throttling.js/workflows/Test/badge.svg)](https://github.com/octokit/plugin-throttling.js/actions?workflow=Test)
 
-Implements all [recommended best practices](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/guides/best-practices-for-integrators) to prevent hitting Secondary rate limits.
+Implements all [recommended best practices](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/guides/best-practices-for-integrators) to prevent hitting secondary rate limits.
 
 ## Usage