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 ## Sponsors
 
-I would like to extend my sincere thanks to the following sponsors for helping find Pterodactyl's developement.
+I would like to extend my sincere thanks to the following sponsors for helping find Pterodactyl's development.
 [Interested in becoming a sponsor?](https://github.com/sponsors/matthewpi)
 
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