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 ### Suspendable Lifecycle
 
-In additiong to `start` / `stop` functions, a state can also have `resume` and, if needed, `suspend` ones:
+In addition to `start` / `stop` functions, a state can also have `resume` and, if needed, `suspend` ones:
 
 ```clojure
 (defstate web-server :start start-server