A handful of words has been deemed by some to be too harmful to remain in author Roald Dahl\u0027s classic children\u0027s books.
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The Roald Dahl Story Co., which controls the rights to the books and worked with Puffin to review the texts, downplayed the changes, insisting it wanted to ensure that “Dahl’s wonderful stories and characters continue to be enjoyed by all children today,” according to the
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