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 ### Consistency
 
-Elasticsearch is eventually consistent, which means it can take up to a second for a change to reflect in search. You can use the `refresh` method to have it show up immediately.
+Elasticsearch is eventually consistent, meaning it can take up to a second for a change to reflect in search. You can use the `refresh` method to have it show up immediately.
 
 ```ruby
 product.save!
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