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-[![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime)](https://goreportcard.com/report/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime)
+a[![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime)](https://goreportcard.com/report/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime)
 [![godoc](https://pkg.go.dev/badge/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime)](https://pkg.go.dev/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime)
 
 # Kubernetes controller-runtime Project