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 ### Predicates
 
 All of the Arel "predication" methods can be accessed inside the Squeel DSL, via
-their method name, an alias, or an an operator, to create Arel predicates, which are
+their method name, an alias, or an operator, to create Arel predicates, which are
 used in `WHERE` or `HAVING` clauses.
 
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