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 ## Contributing
 
 New examples should fit within the above structure and support their narrative
-- Add the example to [Cargo.tom](../Cargo.toml) for any `required-features`
+- Add the example to [Cargo.toml](../Cargo.toml) for any `required-features`
 - Document how the example works with a `.md` file which will be verified using [trycmd](https://docs.rs/trycmd)
 - Pull the `.rs` and `.md` file into the appropriate module doc comment to be accessible on docs.rs