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+++ b/spec/index.bs
@@ -1999,7 +1999,7 @@ For example:
 ## Identity assertion endpoint ## {#idp-api-id-assertion-endpoint}
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-The <dfn>identity assertion endpoint</dfn> is responsible for minting a new token that contains signed assertions about the user.
+The <dfn>identity assertion endpoint</dfn> is responsible for minting a new token.
 
 The [=identity assertion endpoint=] is fetched in the [=fetch an identity assertion=] algorithm: