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 ### tough
 
-The top-level exports from `require('tough-cookie')`. All exports are pure functions and don't need to be bound.
+The top-level exports from `require('tough-cookie')` can all be used as pure functions and don't need to be bound.
 
 #### `parseDate(string)`