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 Bolt is stable, the API is fixed, and the file format is fixed. Full unit
 test coverage and randomized black box testing are used to ensure database
-consistency and thread safety. Bolt is currently in high-load production
+consistency and thread safety. Bolt is currently used in high-load production
 environments serving databases as large as 1TB. Many companies such as
 Shopify and Heroku use Bolt-backed services every day.