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 # Tabular Data Widgetx
 
-Tabular Data is a portlet to manages tabular data. tabular-data-widgetx is a widget to support the display of data as a spreadsheet.
+Tabular Data is a portlet to manage tabular data. tabular-data-widgetx is a widget to support the display of data as a spreadsheet.
 
 ## Structure of the project