diff --git a/changes/2201.misc.rst b/changes/2201.misc.rst
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Minor fix: removed a repeated word in the docs for App Paths
diff --git a/docs/reference/api/resources/app_paths.rst b/docs/reference/api/resources/app_paths.rst
index e4b174a59d..12fa3e48d0 100644
--- a/docs/reference/api/resources/app_paths.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/api/resources/app_paths.rst
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ cases, hard restrictions) over where certain file types should be stored. For
 example, macOS provides the ``~/Library/Application Support`` folder; Linux
 encourages use of the ``~/.config`` folder (amongst others), and Windows
 provides the ``AppData/Local`` folder in the user's home directory. Application
-sandbox and security policies will prevent sometimes prevent reading or
+sandbox and security policies will sometimes prevent reading or
 writing files in any location other than these pre-approved locations.
 
 To assist with finding an appropriate location to store application files, every