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 About Us
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-Symfony development is sponsored by [SensioLabs][21], lead by the
+Symfony development is sponsored by [SensioLabs][21], led by the
 [Symfony Core Team][22] and supported by [Symfony contributors][19].
 
 [1]: https://symfony.com