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 ## License
 
 This release uses the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
-(CC BY 4.0), the standard open license expected for Scientific Data data
-descriptors. The license applies to release materials created for this
+(CC BY 4.0). The license applies to release materials created for this
 repository; third-party source data remain governed by their own terms. See
 `LICENSE`.