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 BUG FIXES
 
-* `describe_distribution()` no longer errors if sample was too sparse to compute
+* `describe_distribution()` no longer errors if the sample was too sparse to compute
   CIs. Instead, it warns the user and returns `NA` (#550).
 
 # datawizard 0.13.0