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@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ Library
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 - Issue #15061: The inappropriately named hmac.secure_compare has been
-  renamed to hash.compare_digest, restricted to operating on bytes inputs
-  only and had its documentation updated to more acurrately reflect both its
+  renamed to hmac.compare_digest, restricted to operating on bytes inputs
+  only and had its documentation updated to more accurately reflect both its
   intent and its limitations
 
 - Issue #13841: Make child processes exit using sys.exit() on Windows.