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@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ compare both approaches to help you decide:
 Options
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-To disable a progress bar when loading stemming tables, set environment variable `DISABLE_TQDM=True`.
+To disable a progress bar when loading stemming tables, set environment variable ``DISABLE_TQDM=True``.
 
 Development setup
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