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 ### Cross-interpretation: running for different targets
 
-Miri cannot just run a binary or test suite for your host target, it can also
+Miri can not only run a binary or test suite for your host target, it can also
 perform cross-interpretation for arbitrary foreign targets: `cargo miri run
 --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu` will run your program as if it was a Linux
 program, no matter your host OS.  This is particularly useful if you are using