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@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ Do not try to compile IDLE shell or output windows
 .. 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``.
 
 ..
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2019-12-09-10-12-00.bpo-39002.AfgvfO.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2019-12-09-10-12-00.bpo-39002.AfgvfO.rst
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-Fix simple typo in Lib/test/test_statistics.py.