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+# CODEOWNERS Best Practices
+# 1. Per Github docs: "Order is important; the last matching pattern takes the most precedence."
+# Please define less specific codeowner paths before more specific codeowner paths in order for the more specific rule to have priority
+
+# Root
+* @smartcontractkit/dev-services
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