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diff --git a/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst b/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst
index e227833..6a640d8 100644
--- a/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst
+++ b/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst
@@ -1934,7 +1934,7 @@
 
 
 The ``check`` command performs some tests on the meta-data of a package.
-It makes sure for example that all required meta-data are provided through
+For example, it verifies that all required meta-data are provided as
 the arguments passed to the :func:`setup` function.
 
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