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 What's new in 2.2.0?
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-- `IncrementalDatabase`: allows distinguishing the contirbution of each sector to the total impact.
+- `IncrementalDatabase`: allows distinguishing the contribution of each sector to the total impact.
 
 What's new in 2.1.4?
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