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     <p>
       Thank you to <a href="https://adafruit.com">Adafruit</a> for continuing to support
-      CircuitPython's beginner-focussed development.
+      CircuitPython's beginner-focused development.
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     <p>
       Lastly, thank you to the CircuitPython community members who have spent time testing, triaging, fixing and enhancing CircuitPython, it's libraries and it's documentation. Together we're all making something incredible.