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 # Layouts
 
-Layouts allow you to 
+Layouts allow you to wrap all child routes in a component. This can be useful when creating something like a header that will be used in many different routes.
 
-[`Outlet`]s tell the router where to render content in layouts. In the following example,
+[`Outlet`] tells the router where to render content in layouts. In the following example,
 the Index will be rendered within the [`Outlet`].
 
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