diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ all of the information requested in the issue template.
 
 ## Pull requests
 
-We will also consider high quality pull requests. These should normally merge
+We will also consider high quality pull requests. These should merge
 into the `main` branch. Before a pull request can be accepted you must submit
 a Contributor License Agreement, as described below.