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index 46d220485bf..62653beef26 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
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-					"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/acorn/-/acorn-8.7.0.tgz",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6c169921ce8..1a1a37bf7af 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
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