diff --git a/5-regular-expressions/15-regexp-infinite-backtracking-problem/article.md b/5-regular-expressions/15-regexp-infinite-backtracking-problem/article.md
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--- a/5-regular-expressions/15-regexp-infinite-backtracking-problem/article.md
+++ b/5-regular-expressions/15-regexp-infinite-backtracking-problem/article.md
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ What happen during the search of `pattern:(\d+)*$` in the line `subject:12345678
     \d+.......
     (123456789)z
     ```
-2. Then it tries to apply the start around the parentheses `pattern:(\d+)*`, but there are no more digits, so it the star doesn't give anything.
+2. Then it tries to apply the star around the parentheses `pattern:(\d+)*`, but there are no more digits, so it the star doesn't give anything.
 
     Then the pattern has the string end anchor `pattern:$`, and in the text we have `subject:z`.