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			{{Sheriffing How To\|Intermittent bugs}}
	When you find a test that fails more than once, but not every time, congratulations, you've uncovered an intermittent failure. This is the most annoying class of failures for both sheriffs and developers because it is not necessarily related to the code under test, but more likely indicates that the test itself might need to change to improve stability.		When you find a test that fails more than once, but not every time, congratulations, you've uncovered an intermittent failure. This is the most annoying class of failures for both sheriffs and developers because it is not necessarily related to the code under test, but more likely indicates that the test itself might need to change to improve stability.