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 Package: RKorAPClient
 Type: Package
 Title: 'KorAP' Web Service Client Package
-Version: 0.6.1.9000
+Version: 0.7.0
 Authors@R:
     c(person(given = "Marc",
              family = "Kupietz",
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+# RKorAPClient 0.7.0
+
 ## New Features
 - experimental new `collocationAnalysis` method (client-sided)
 - new parameter `randomizePageOrder` to fetch result pages in randomized order