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@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ distribution.
 In an unfortunately large number of our enforcement cases, the violating
 company's engineering team had difficulty reconstructing the CCS
 for binaries distributed by the company.  Here are three simple rules to
-follow to decrease the likelihood of this occurance:
+follow to decrease the likelihood of this occurrence:
 
 \begin{itemize}