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@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ To introduce a progress bar in your application, include `indicators/progress_ba
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Bar Width ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^   
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-The amount of progress in ProgressBar is maintained as a size_t in range `[0, 100]`. When progress reaches 100, the progression is complete. 
+The amount of progress in ProgressBar is maintained as a `size_t` in range `[0, 100]`. When progress reaches 100, the progression is complete. 
 
 From application-level code, there are two ways in which you can update this progress: