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 Every new feature should be covered by functional tests where possible.
 
 When refactoring, structure your PR to make it easy to review and don't
-hestitate to split it into multiple small, focused PRs.
+hesitate to split it into multiple small, focused PRs.
 
 The Minimal Supported Rust Version is 1.45 (enforced by our CI).