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diff --git a/doc/development/api_graphql_styleguide.md b/doc/development/api_graphql_styleguide.md
index cf4b48760b7..05f15490e14 100644
--- a/doc/development/api_graphql_styleguide.md
+++ b/doc/development/api_graphql_styleguide.md
@@ -268,8 +268,8 @@ query($project_path: ID!) {
 }
 ```
 
-To ensure that we get consistent ordering, we will append an ordering on the primary
-key, in descending order. This is usually `id`, so basically we will add `order(id: :desc)`
+To ensure that we get consistent ordering, we append an ordering on the primary
+key, in descending order. This is usually `id`, so we add `order(id: :desc)`
 to the end of the relation. A primary key _must_ be available on the underlying table.
 
 #### Shortcut fields
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ class MergeRequestPermissionsType < BasePermissionType
 end
 ```
 
-- **`permission_field`**: Will act the same as `graphql-ruby`'s
+- **`permission_field`**: Acts the same as `graphql-ruby`'s
   `field` method but setting a default description and type and making
   them non-nullable. These options can still be overridden by adding
   them as arguments.
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ end
   behaves the same way as `permission_field` and the same
   arguments can be overridden.
 - **`abilities`**: Allows exposing several abilities defined in our
-  policies at once. The fields for these will all have be non-nullable
+  policies at once. The fields for these must all be non-nullable
   booleans with a default description.
 
 ## Feature flags
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ end
 Developers can add [feature flags](../development/feature_flags/index.md) to GraphQL
 fields in the following ways:
 
-- Add the `feature_flag` property to a field. This will allow the field to be _hidden_
+- Add the `feature_flag` property to a field. This allows the field to be _hidden_
   from the GraphQL schema when the flag is disabled.
 - Toggle the return value when resolving the field.
 
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ You can refer to these guidelines to decide which approach to use:
 
 - If your field is experimental, and its name or type is subject to
   change, use the `feature_flag` property.
-- If your field is stable and its definition will not change, even after the flag is
+- If your field is stable and its definition doesn't change, even after the flag is
   removed, toggle the return value of the field instead. Note that
   [all fields should be nullable](#nullable-fields) anyway.
 
@@ -347,15 +347,15 @@ You can refer to these guidelines to decide which approach to use:
 
 The `feature_flag` property allows you to toggle the field's
 [visibility](https://graphql-ruby.org/authorization/visibility.html)
-within the GraphQL schema. This will remove the field from the schema
+within the GraphQL schema. This removes the field from the schema
 when the flag is disabled.
 
 A description is [appended](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/497b556/app/graphql/types/base_field.rb#L44-53)
 to the field indicating that it is behind a feature flag.
 
 CAUTION: **Caution:**
-If a client queries for the field when the feature flag is disabled, the query will
-fail. Consider this when toggling the visibility of the feature on or off on
+If a client queries for the field when the feature flag is disabled, the query
+fails. Consider this when toggling the visibility of the feature on or off on
 production.
 
 The `feature_flag` property does not allow the use of
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ When applying a feature flag to toggle the value of a field, the
 
 - State that the value of the field can be toggled by a feature flag.
 - Name the feature flag.
-- State what the field will return when the feature flag is disabled (or
+- State what the field returns when the feature flag is disabled (or
   enabled, if more appropriate).
 
 Example:
@@ -424,8 +424,8 @@ field :token, GraphQL::STRING_TYPE, null: true,
 ```
 
 The original `description` of the things being deprecated should be maintained,
-and should _not_ be updated to mention the deprecation. Instead, the `reason` will
-be appended to the `description`.
+and should _not_ be updated to mention the deprecation. Instead, the `reason`
+is appended to the `description`.
 
 ### Deprecation reason style guide
 
@@ -484,13 +484,13 @@ module Types
 end
 ```
 
-If the enum will be used for a class property in Ruby that is not an uppercase string,
-you can provide a `value:` option that will adapt the uppercase value.
+If the enum is used for a class property in Ruby that is not an uppercase string,
+you can provide a `value:` option that adapts the uppercase value.
 
 In the following example:
 
-- GraphQL inputs of `OPENED` will be converted to `'opened'`.
-- Ruby values of `'opened'` will be converted to `"OPENED"` in GraphQL responses.
+- GraphQL inputs of `OPENED` are converted to `'opened'`.
+- Ruby values of `'opened'` are converted to `"OPENED"` in GraphQL responses.
 
 ```ruby
 module Types
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ When data to be returned by GraphQL is stored as
 GraphQL types whenever possible. Avoid using the `GraphQL::Types::JSON` type unless
 the JSON data returned is _truly_ unstructured.
 
-If the structure of the JSON data varies, but will be one of a set of known possible
+If the structure of the JSON data varies, but is one of a set of known possible
 structures, use a
 [union](https://graphql-ruby.org/type_definitions/unions.html).
 An example of the use of a union for this purpose is
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ descriptions:
   this field do?". Example: `'Indicates project has a Git repository'`.
 - Always include the word `"timestamp"` when describing an argument or
   field of type `Types::TimeType`. This lets the reader know that the
-  format of the property will be `Time`, rather than just `Date`.
+  format of the property is `Time`, rather than just `Date`.
 - No `.` at end of strings.
 
 Example:
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ field :closed_at, Types::TimeType, description: 'Timestamp of when the issue was
 
 ### `copy_field_description` helper
 
-Sometimes we want to ensure that two descriptions will always be identical.
+Sometimes we want to ensure that two descriptions are always identical.
 For example, to keep a type field description the same as a mutation argument
 when they both represent the same property.
 
@@ -641,8 +641,8 @@ abilities as in the Rails app.
 If the:
 
 - Currently authenticated user fails the authorization, the authorized
-  resource will be returned as `null`.
-- Resource is part of a collection, the collection will be filtered to
+  resource is returned as `null`.
+- Resource is part of a collection, the collection is filtered to
   exclude the objects that the user's authorization checks failed against.
 
 Also see [authorizing resources in a mutation](#authorizing-resources).
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ authorization checks of the loaded records.
 ### Type authorization
 
 Authorize a type by passing an ability to the `authorize` method. All
-fields with the same type will be authorized by checking that the
+fields with the same type is authorized by checking that the
 currently authenticated user has the required ability.
 
 For example, the following authorization ensures that the currently
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ before calling `resolve`! An example can be seen in our [`GraphQLHelpers`](https
 
 The full query is known in advance during execution, which means we can make use
 of [lookahead](https://graphql-ruby.org/queries/lookahead.html) to optimize our
-queries, and batch load associations we know we will need. Consider adding
+queries, and batch load associations we know we need. Consider adding
 lookahead support in your resolvers to avoid `N+1` performance issues.
 
 To enable support for common lookahead use-cases (pre-loading associations when
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ When using resolvers, they can and should serve as the SSoT for field metadata.
 All field options (apart from the field name) can be declared on the resolver.
 These include:
 
-- `type` (this is particularly important, and will soon be mandatory)
+- `type` (this is particularly important, and is planned to be mandatory)
 - `extras`
 - `description`
 
@@ -1164,7 +1164,7 @@ argument :my_arg, GraphQL::STRING_TYPE,
          description: "A description of the argument"
 ```
 
-Each GraphQL `argument` defined will be passed to the `#resolve` method
+Each GraphQL `argument` defined is passed to the `#resolve` method
 of a mutation as keyword arguments.
 
 Example:
@@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ def resolve(my_arg:)
 end
 ```
 
-`graphql-ruby` will automatically wrap up arguments into an
+`graphql-ruby` wraps up arguments into an
 [input type](https://graphql.org/learn/schema/#input-types).
 
 For example, the
@@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@ single mutation when multiple are performed within a single request.
 ### The `resolve` method
 
 The `resolve` method receives the mutation's arguments as keyword arguments.
-From here, we can call the service that will modify the resource.
+From here, we can call the service that modifies the resource.
 
 The `resolve` method should then return a hash with the same field
 names as defined on the mutation including an `errors` array. For example,
@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@ should look like this:
 
 To make the mutation available it must be defined on the mutation
 type that lives in `graphql/types/mutation_types`. The
-`mount_mutation` helper method will define a field based on the
+`mount_mutation` helper method defines a field based on the
 GraphQL-name of the mutation:
 
 ```ruby
@@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@ module Types
 end
 ```
 
-Will generate a field called `mergeRequestSetWip` that
+Generates a field called `mergeRequestSetWip` that
 `Mutations::MergeRequests::SetWip` to be resolved.
 
 ### Authorizing resources
@@ -1301,13 +1301,13 @@ end
 We can then call `authorize!` in the `resolve` method, passing in the resource we
 want to validate the abilities for.
 
-Alternatively, we can add a `find_object` method that will load the
+Alternatively, we can add a `find_object` method that loads the
 object on the mutation. This would allow you to use the
 `authorized_find!` helper method.
 
 When a user is not allowed to perform the action, or an object is not
 found, we should raise a
-`Gitlab::Graphql::Errors::ResourceNotAvailable` error. Which will be
+`Gitlab::Graphql::Errors::ResourceNotAvailable` error which is
 correctly rendered to the clients.
 
 ### Errors in mutations
@@ -1418,8 +1418,8 @@ of errors should be treated as internal, and not shown to the user in specific
 detail.
 
 We need to inform the user when the mutation fails, but we do not need to
-tell them why, since they cannot have caused it, and nothing they can do will
-fix it, although we may offer to retry the mutation.
+tell them why, since they cannot have caused it, and nothing they can do
+fixes it, although we may offer to retry the mutation.
 
 #### Categorizing errors
 
@@ -1483,7 +1483,7 @@ Sometimes a mutation or resolver may accept a number of optional
 arguments, but we still want to validate that at least one of the optional
 arguments is provided. In this situation, consider using the `#ready?`
 method within your mutation or resolver to provide the validation. The
-`#ready?` method will be called before any work is done within the
+`#ready?` method is called before any work is done within the
 `#resolve` method.
 
 Example:
@@ -1547,11 +1547,11 @@ visit [Testing](graphql_guide/pagination.md#testing) for details.
 
 To test GraphQL mutation requests, `GraphqlHelpers` provides 2
 helpers: `graphql_mutation` which takes the name of the mutation, and
-a hash with the input for the mutation. This will return a struct with
+a hash with the input for the mutation. This returns a struct with
 a mutation query, and prepared variables.
 
 This struct can then be passed to the `post_graphql_mutation` helper,
-that will post the request with the correct parameters, like a GraphQL
+that posts the request with the correct parameters, like a GraphQL
 client would do.
 
 To access the response of a mutation, the `graphql_mutation_response`
diff --git a/doc/development/documentation/styleguide/index.md b/doc/development/documentation/styleguide/index.md
index ddf19dc9935..55853246f54 100644
--- a/doc/development/documentation/styleguide/index.md
+++ b/doc/development/documentation/styleguide/index.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ helpful to others and, when properly explained, its benefits outweigh the risks.
 If you think you have found an exception to this rule, contact the
 Technical Writing team.
 
-We will add all troubleshooting information to the documentation, no matter how
+GitLab adds all troubleshooting information to the documentation, no matter how
 unlikely a user is to encounter a situation. For the [Troubleshooting sections](#troubleshooting),
 people in GitLab Support can merge additions themselves.
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ different types. For example, [Divio recommends](https://www.divio.com/blog/docu
 
 At GitLab, we have so many product changes in our monthly releases that we can't
 afford to continuously update multiple types of information. If we have multiple
-types, the information will become outdated. Therefore, we have a
+types, the information becomes outdated. Therefore, we have a
 [single template](../structure.md) for documentation.
 
 We currently do not distinguish specific document types, although we are open to
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ improvement efforts, that point hasn't been reached.
 
 ### Link instead of summarize
 
-There is a temptation to summarize the information on another page. This will
-cause the information to live in two places. Instead, link to the single source
+There is a temptation to summarize the information on another page, which
+causes the information to live in two places. Instead, link to the single source
 of truth and explain why it is important to consume the information.
 
 ### Organize by topic, not by type
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ that among any other documentation changes, you can either:
   our [documentation template](../structure.md#template-for-new-docs), if present.
 
 The more we reflexively add useful information to the documentation, the more
-(and more successfully) the documentation will be used to efficiently accomplish
+the documentation helps others efficiently accomplish
 tasks and solve problems.
 
 If you have questions when considering, authoring, or editing documentation, ask
@@ -160,11 +160,11 @@ Markdown rendering engine. For a complete Kramdown reference, see the
 [GitLab Markdown Kramdown Guide](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/markdown-guide/).
 
 The [`gitlab-kramdown`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab_kramdown) Ruby gem
-will support all [GFM markup](../../../user/markdown.md) in the future, which is
-all markup supported for display in the GitLab application itself. For now, use
-regular Markdown markup, following the rules in the linked style guide.
+will support all [GitLab Flavored Markdown](../../../user/markdown.md) in the future, which is
+all Markdown supported for display in the GitLab application itself. For now, use
+regular Markdown, following the rules in the linked style guide.
 
-Note that Kramdown-specific markup (for example, `{:.class}`) doesn't render
+Kramdown-specific markup (for example, `{:.class}`) doesn't render
 properly on GitLab instances under [`/help`](../index.md#gitlab-help).
 
 ### HTML in Markdown
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ GitLab ensures that the Markdown used across all documentation is consistent, as
 well as easy to review and maintain, by [testing documentation changes](../testing.md)
 with [markdownlint](../testing.md#markdownlint). This lint test fails when any
 document has an issue with Markdown formatting that may cause the page to render
-incorrectly within GitLab. It will also fail when a document is using
+incorrectly within GitLab. It also fails when a document has
 non-standard Markdown (which may render correctly, but is not the current
 standard for GitLab documentation).
 
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ A rule that could cause confusion is `MD044/proper-names`, as it might not be
 immediately clear what caused markdownlint to fail, or how to correct the
 failure. This rule checks a list of known words, listed in the `.markdownlint.json`
 file in each project, to verify proper use of capitalization and backticks.
-Words in backticks will be ignored by markdownlint.
+Words in backticks are ignored by markdownlint.
 
 In general, product names should follow the exact capitalization of the official
 names of the products, protocols, and so on. See [`.markdownlint.json`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/.markdownlint.json)
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ included in backticks. For example:
 
 - "Change the `needs` keyword in your `.gitlab.yml`..."
   - `needs` is a parameter, and `.gitlab.yml` is a file, so both need backticks.
-    Additionally, `.gitlab.yml` will fail markdownlint without backticks as it
+    Additionally, `.gitlab.yml` without backticks fails markdownlint because it
     does not have capital G or L.
 - "Run `git clone` to clone a Git repository..."
   - `git clone` is a command, so it must be lowercase, while Git is the product,
@@ -286,14 +286,14 @@ Refer to the following items when working with directories and files:
       located at `doc/user/admin_area/settings/visibility_and_access_controls.md`.
 1. The `doc/topics/` directory holds topic-related technical content. Create
    `doc/topics/topic_name/subtopic_name/index.md` when subtopics become necessary.
-   General user- and admin- related documentation, should be placed accordingly.
+   General user and administrator documentation should be placed accordingly.
 1. The `/university/` directory is *deprecated* and the majority of its documentation
    has been moved.
 
 If you're unsure where to place a document or a content addition, this shouldn't
 stop you from authoring and contributing. Use your best judgment, and then ask
 the reviewer of your MR to confirm your decision, or ask a technical writer at
-any stage in the process. The technical writing team will review all
+any stage in the process. The technical writing team reviews all
 documentation changes, regardless, and can move content if there is a better
 place for it.
 
@@ -542,8 +542,8 @@ tenses, words, and phrases:
 - Avoid use of the future tense:
   - Instead of "after you execute this command, GitLab will display the
     result", use "after you execute this command, GitLab displays the result".
-  - Only use the future tense to convey when the action or result will actually
-    occur at a future time.
+  - Only use the future tense to convey when the action or result actually
+    occurs at a future time.
 - Don't use slashes to clump different words together or as a replacement for
   the word "or":
   - Instead of "and/or," consider using "or," or use another sensible
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ tenses, words, and phrases:
 - Avoid using the word *currently* when talking about the product or its
   features. The documentation describes the product as it is, and not as it
   will be at some indeterminate point in the future.
-- Avoid using the word scalability when talking about increasing GitLab
+- Avoid using the word *scalability* when talking about increasing GitLab
   performance for additional users. The words scale or scaling are sometimes
   acceptable, but references to increasing GitLab performance for additional
   users should direct readers to the GitLab
@@ -673,8 +673,8 @@ Follow these guidelines for punctuation:
 
 ### Placeholder text
 
-Often in examples, a writer will provide a command or configuration that
-uses values specific to the reader.
+You might want to provide a command or configuration that
+uses specific values.
 
 In these cases, use [`<` and `>`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_message#Pattern)
 to call out where a reader must replace text with their own value.
diff --git a/doc/development/git_object_deduplication.md b/doc/development/git_object_deduplication.md
index 2f1def50565..c642e54c6aa 100644
--- a/doc/development/git_object_deduplication.md
+++ b/doc/development/git_object_deduplication.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ GitLab creates a new Project with an associated Git repository that is a
 copy of the original project at the time of the fork. If a large project
 gets forked often, this can lead to a quick increase in Git repository
 storage disk use. To counteract this problem, we are adding Git object
-deduplication for forks to GitLab. In this document, we will describe how
+deduplication for forks to GitLab. In this document, we describe how
 GitLab implements Git object deduplication.
 
 ## Pool repositories
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ If we want repository A to borrow from repository B, we first write a
 path that resolves to `B.git/objects` in the special file
 `A.git/objects/info/alternates`. This establishes the alternates link.
 Next, we must perform a Git repack in A. After the repack, any objects
-that are duplicated between A and B will get deleted from A. Repository
+that are duplicated between A and B are deleted from A. Repository
 A is now no longer self-contained, but it still has its own refs and
-configuration. Objects in A that are not in B will remain in A. For this
+configuration. Objects in A that are not in B remain in A. For this
 to work, it is of course critical that **no objects ever get deleted from
 B** because A might need them.
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ repositories** which are hidden from the user. We then use Git
 alternates to let a collection of project repositories borrow from a
 single pool repository. We call such a collection of project
 repositories a pool. Pools form star-shaped networks of repositories
-that borrow from a single pool, which will resemble (but not be
+that borrow from a single pool, which resemble (but not be
 identical to) the fork networks that get formed when users fork
 projects.
 
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ across a collection of GitLab project repositories at the Git level:
 The effectiveness of Git object deduplication in GitLab depends on the
 amount of overlap between the pool repository and each of its
 participants. Each time garbage collection runs on the source project,
-Git objects from the source project will get migrated to the pool
+Git objects from the source project are migrated to the pool
 repository. One by one, as garbage collection runs, other member
-projects will benefit from the new objects that got added to the pool.
+projects benefit from the new objects that got added to the pool.
 
 ## SQL model
 
@@ -123,19 +123,19 @@ are as follows:
   the fork parent and the fork child project become members of the new
   pool.
 - Once project A has become the source project of a pool, all future
-  eligible forks of A will become pool members.
+  eligible forks of A become pool members.
 - If the fork source is itself a fork, the resulting repository will
-  neither join the repository nor will a new pool repository be
+  neither join the repository nor is a new pool repository
   seeded.
 
-  eg:
+  Such as:
 
   Suppose fork A is part of a pool repository, any forks created off
-  of fork A *will not* be a part of the pool repository that fork A is
+  of fork A *are not* a part of the pool repository that fork A is
   a part of.
 
   Suppose B is a fork of A, and A does not belong to an object pool.
-  Now C gets created as a fork of B. C will not be part of a pool
+  Now C gets created as a fork of B. C is not part of a pool
   repository.
 
 > TODO should forks of forks be deduplicated?
@@ -146,11 +146,11 @@ are as follows:
 - If a normal Project participating in a pool gets moved to another
   Gitaly storage shard, its "belongs to PoolRepository" relation will
   be broken. Because of the way moving repositories between shard is
-  implemented, we will automatically get a fresh self-contained copy
+  implemented, we get a fresh self-contained copy
   of the project's repository on the new storage shard.
 - If the source project of a pool gets moved to another Gitaly storage
   shard or is deleted the "source project" relation is not broken.
-  However, as of GitLab 12.0 a pool will not fetch from a source
+  However, as of GitLab 12.0 a pool does not fetch from a source
   unless the source is on the same Gitaly shard.
 
 ## Consistency between the SQL pool relation and Gitaly
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ repository and a pool.
 ### Pool existence
 
 If GitLab thinks a pool repository exists (i.e. it exists according to
-SQL), but it does not on the Gitaly server, then it will be created on
+SQL), but it does not on the Gitaly server, then it is created on
 the fly by Gitaly.
 
 ### Pool relation existence
@@ -173,27 +173,27 @@ There are three different things that can go wrong here.
 #### 1. SQL says repo A belongs to pool P but Gitaly says A has no alternate objects
 
 In this case, we miss out on disk space savings but all RPC's on A
-itself will function fine. The next time garbage collection runs on A,
+itself function fine. The next time garbage collection runs on A,
 the alternates connection gets established in Gitaly. This is done by
 `Projects::GitDeduplicationService` in GitLab Rails.
 
 #### 2. SQL says repo A belongs to pool P1 but Gitaly says A has alternate objects in pool P2
 
-In this case `Projects::GitDeduplicationService` will throw an exception.
+In this case `Projects::GitDeduplicationService` throws an exception.
 
 #### 3. SQL says repo A does not belong to any pool but Gitaly says A belongs to P
 
-In this case `Projects::GitDeduplicationService` will try to
+In this case `Projects::GitDeduplicationService` tries to
 "re-duplicate" the repository A using the DisconnectGitAlternates RPC.
 
 ## Git object deduplication and GitLab Geo
 
 When a pool repository record is created in SQL on a Geo primary, this
-will eventually trigger an event on the Geo secondary. The Geo secondary
-will then create the pool repository in Gitaly. This leads to an
+eventually triggers an event on the Geo secondary. The Geo secondary
+then creates the pool repository in Gitaly. This leads to an
 "eventually consistent" situation because as each pool participant gets
-synchronized, Geo will eventually trigger garbage collection in Gitaly on
-the secondary, at which stage Git objects will get deduplicated.
+synchronized, Geo eventually triggers garbage collection in Gitaly on
+the secondary, at which stage Git objects are deduplicated.
 
 > TODO How do we handle the edge case where at the time the Geo
 > secondary tries to create the pool repository, the source project does
diff --git a/doc/development/merge_request_performance_guidelines.md b/doc/development/merge_request_performance_guidelines.md
index a98f8ccaa2e..8d5b2db828e 100644
--- a/doc/development/merge_request_performance_guidelines.md
+++ b/doc/development/merge_request_performance_guidelines.md
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ and running.
 
 Can the queries used potentially take down any critical services and result in
 engineers being woken up in the night? Can a malicious user abuse the code to
-take down a GitLab instance? Will my changes simply make loading a certain page
-slower? Will execution time grow exponentially given enough load or data in the
+take down a GitLab instance? Do my changes simply make loading a certain page
+slower? Does execution time grow exponentially given enough load or data in the
 database?
 
 These are all questions one should ask themselves before submitting a merge
@@ -67,14 +67,14 @@ in turn can request a performance specialist to review the changes.
 
 ## Think outside of the box
 
-Everyone has their own perception how the new feature is going to be used.
+Everyone has their own perception of how to use the new feature.
 Always consider how users might be using the feature instead. Usually,
 users test our features in a very unconventional way,
 like by brute forcing or abusing edge conditions that we have.
 
 ## Data set
 
-The data set that will be processed by the merge request should be known
+The data set the merge request processes should be known
 and documented. The feature should clearly document what the expected
 data set is for this feature to process, and what problems it might cause.
 
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ from the repository and perform search for the set of files.
 As an author you should in context of that problem consider
 the following:
 
-1. What repositories are going to be supported?
-1. How long it will take for big repositories like Linux kernel?
+1. What repositories are planned to be supported?
+1. How long it do big repositories like Linux kernel take?
 1. Is there something that we can do differently to not process such a
    big data set?
 1. Should we build some fail-safe mechanism to contain
@@ -96,28 +96,28 @@ the following:
 
 ## Query plans and database structure
 
-The query plan can tell us if we will need additional
+The query plan can tell us if we need additional
 indexes, or expensive filtering (such as using sequential scans).
 
 Each query plan should be run against substantial size of data set.
 For example, if you look for issues with specific conditions,
 you should consider validating a query against
 a small number (a few hundred) and a big number (100_000) of issues.
-See how the query will behave if the result will be a few
+See how the query behaves if the result is a few
 and a few thousand.
 
 This is needed as we have users using GitLab for very big projects and
 in a very unconventional way. Even if it seems that it's unlikely
-that such a big data set will be used, it's still plausible that one
-of our customers will encounter a problem with the feature.
+that such a big data set is used, it's still plausible that one
+of our customers could encounter a problem with the feature.
 
-Understanding ahead of time how it's going to behave at scale, even if we accept it,
-is the desired outcome. We should always have a plan or understanding of what it will take
+Understanding ahead of time how it behaves at scale, even if we accept it,
+is the desired outcome. We should always have a plan or understanding of what is needed
 to optimize the feature for higher usage patterns.
 
 Every database structure should be optimized and sometimes even over-described
 in preparation for easy extension. The hardest part after some point is
-data migration. Migrating millions of rows will always be troublesome and
+data migration. Migrating millions of rows is always troublesome and
 can have a negative impact on the application.
 
 To better understand how to get help with the query plan reviews
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ queries unless absolutely necessary.
 
 The total number of queries executed by the code modified or added by a merge request
 must not increase unless absolutely necessary. When building features it's
-entirely possible you will need some extra queries, but you should try to keep
+entirely possible you need some extra queries, but you should try to keep
 this at a minimum.
 
 As an example, say you introduce a feature that updates a number of database
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ objects_to_update.each do |object|
 end
 ```
 
-This will end up running one query for every object to update. This code can
+This means running one query for every object to update. This code can
 easily overload a database given enough rows to update or many instances of this
 code running in parallel. This particular problem is known as the
 ["N+1 query problem"](https://guides.rubyonrails.org/active_record_querying.html#eager-loading-associations). You can write a test with [QueryRecorder](query_recorder.md) to detect this and prevent regressions.
@@ -162,10 +162,10 @@ query. This in turn makes it much harder for this code to overload a database.
 
 **Summary:** a merge request **should not** execute duplicated cached queries.
 
-Rails provides an [SQL Query Cache](cached_queries.md#cached-queries-guidelines), 
-used to cache the results of database queries for the duration of the request. 
+Rails provides an [SQL Query Cache](cached_queries.md#cached-queries-guidelines),
+used to cache the results of database queries for the duration of the request.
 
-See [why cached queries are considered bad](cached_queries.md#why-cached-queries-are-considered-bad) and 
+See [why cached queries are considered bad](cached_queries.md#why-cached-queries-are-considered-bad) and
 [how to detect them](cached_queries.md#how-to-detect-cached-queries).
 
 The code introduced by a merge request, should not execute multiple duplicated cached queries.
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ build.project == pipeline_project
 # => true
 ```
 
-When we call `build.project`, it will not hit the database, it will use the cached result, but it will re-instantiate
-same pipeline project object. It turns out that associated objects do not point to the same in-memory object.
+When we call `build.project`, it doesn't hit the database, it uses the cached result, but it re-instantiates
+the same pipeline project object. It turns out that associated objects do not point to the same in-memory object.
 
 If we try to serialize each build:
 
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ pipeline.builds.each do |build|
 end
 ```
 
-It will re-instantiate project object for each build, instead of using the same in-memory object.
+It re-instantiates project object for each build, instead of using the same in-memory object.
 
 In this particular case the workaround is fairly easy:
 
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ end
 ```
 
 We can assign `pipeline.project` to each `build.project`, since we know it should point to the same project.
-This will allow us that each build point to the same in-memory project,
+This allows us that each build point to the same in-memory project,
 avoiding the cached SQL query and re-instantiation of the project object for each build.
 
 ## Executing Queries in Loops
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ Certain UI elements may not always be needed. For example, when hovering over a
 diff line there's a small icon displayed that can be used to create a new
 comment. Instead of always rendering these kind of elements they should only be
 rendered when actually needed. This ensures we don't spend time generating
-Haml/HTML when it's not going to be used.
+Haml/HTML when it's not used.
 
 ## Instrumenting New Code
 
@@ -411,8 +411,8 @@ The quota should be optimised to a level that we consider the feature to
 be performant and usable for the user, but **not limiting**.
 
 **We want the features to be fully usable for the users.**
-**However, we want to ensure that the feature will continue to perform well if used at its limit**
-**and it won't cause availability issues.**
+**However, we want to ensure that the feature continues to perform well if used at its limit**
+**and it doesn't cause availability issues.**
 
 Consider that it's always better to start with some kind of limitation,
 instead of later introducing a breaking change that would result in some
@@ -433,11 +433,11 @@ The intent of quotas could be different:
 
 Examples:
 
-1. Pipeline Schedules: It's very unlikely that user will want to create
+1. Pipeline Schedules: It's very unlikely that user wants to create
    more than 50 schedules.
    In such cases it's rather expected that this is either misuse
    or abuse of the feature. Lack of the upper limit can result
-   in service degradation as the system will try to process all schedules
+   in service degradation as the system tries to process all schedules
    assigned the project.
 
 1. GitLab CI/CD includes: We started with the limit of maximum of 50 nested includes.
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ We can consider the following types of storages:
   for most of our implementations. Even though this allows the above limit to be significantly larger,
   it does not really mean that you can use more. The shared temporary storage is shared by
   all nodes. Thus, the job that uses significant amount of that space or performs a lot
-  of operations will create a contention on execution of all other jobs and request
+  of operations creates a contention on execution of all other jobs and request
   across the whole application, this can easily impact stability of the whole GitLab.
   Be respectful of that.
 
diff --git a/doc/development/pipelines.md b/doc/development/pipelines.md
index e3666d810e0..c1ae43da6a4 100644
--- a/doc/development/pipelines.md
+++ b/doc/development/pipelines.md
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ of the `gitlab-org/gitlab-foss` project. These jobs are only created in the foll
 The `* as-if-foss` jobs are run in addition to the regular EE-context jobs. They have the `FOSS_ONLY='1'` variable
 set and get their EE-specific folders removed before the tests start running.
 
-The intent is to ensure that a change won't introduce a failure once the `gitlab-org/gitlab` project will be synced to
+The intent is to ensure that a change doesn't introduce a failure after the `gitlab-org/gitlab` project is synced to
 the `gitlab-org/gitlab-foss` project.
 
 ## Performance
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ request, be sure to start the `dont-interrupt-me` job before pushing.
    - `update-assets-compile-production-cache`, defined in [`.gitlab/ci/frontend.gitlab-ci.yml`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/blob/master/.gitlab/ci/frontend.gitlab-ci.yml).
    - `update-assets-compile-test-cache`, defined in [`.gitlab/ci/frontend.gitlab-ci.yml`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/blob/master/.gitlab/ci/frontend.gitlab-ci.yml).
    - `update-yarn-cache`, defined in [`.gitlab/ci/frontend.gitlab-ci.yml`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/blob/master/.gitlab/ci/frontend.gitlab-ci.yml).
-1. These jobs will run in merge requests whose title include `UPDATE CACHE`.
+1. These jobs run in merge requests whose title include `UPDATE CACHE`.
 
 ### Pre-clone step
 
@@ -546,8 +546,7 @@ on a scheduled pipeline, it does the following:
 1. Saves the data as a `.tar.gz`.
 1. Uploads it into the Google Cloud Storage bucket.
 
-When a CI job runs with this configuration, you'll see something like
-this:
+When a CI job runs with this configuration, the output looks something like this:
 
 ```shell
 $ eval "$CI_PRE_CLONE_SCRIPT"
@@ -568,7 +567,7 @@ GitLab Team Member, find credentials in the
 [GitLab shared 1Password account](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/security/#1password-for-teams).
 
 Note that this bucket should be located in the same continent as the
-runner, or [network egress charges will apply](https://cloud.google.com/storage/pricing).
+runner, or [you can incur network egress charges](https://cloud.google.com/storage/pricing).
 
 ## CI configuration internals
 
@@ -662,7 +661,7 @@ and included in `rules` definitions via [YAML anchors](../ci/yaml/README.md#anch
 | `if-not-canonical-namespace`                                 | Matches if the project isn't in the canonical (`gitlab-org/`) or security (`gitlab-org/security`) namespace. | Use to create a job for forks (by using `when: on_success\|manual`), or **not** create a job for forks (by using `when: never`). |
 | `if-not-ee`                                                  | Matches if the project isn't EE (i.e. project name isn't `gitlab` or `gitlab-ee`). | Use to create a job only in the FOSS project (by using `when: on_success|manual`), or **not** create a job if the project is EE (by using `when: never`). |
 | `if-not-foss`                                                | Matches if the project isn't FOSS (i.e. project name isn't `gitlab-foss`, `gitlab-ce`, or `gitlabhq`). | Use to create a job only in the EE project (by using `when: on_success|manual`), or **not** create a job if the project is FOSS (by using `when: never`). |
-| `if-default-refs`                                            | Matches if the pipeline is for `master`, `/^[\d-]+-stable(-ee)?$/` (stable branches), `/^\d+-\d+-auto-deploy-\d+$/` (auto-deploy branches), `/^security\//` (security branches), merge requests, and tags. | Note that jobs won't be created for branches with this default configuration. |
+| `if-default-refs`                                            | Matches if the pipeline is for `master`, `/^[\d-]+-stable(-ee)?$/` (stable branches), `/^\d+-\d+-auto-deploy-\d+$/` (auto-deploy branches), `/^security\//` (security branches), merge requests, and tags. | Note that jobs aren't created for branches with this default configuration. |
 | `if-master-refs`                                             | Matches if the current branch is `master`. | |
 | `if-master-or-tag`                                           | Matches if the pipeline is for the `master` branch or for a tag. | |
 | `if-merge-request`                                           | Matches if the pipeline is for a merge request. | |
diff --git a/doc/user/project/clusters/index.md b/doc/user/project/clusters/index.md
index f58cad81160..c7319089e5a 100644
--- a/doc/user/project/clusters/index.md
+++ b/doc/user/project/clusters/index.md
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ version. The range of supported versions is based on the evaluation of:
 GitLab supports the following Kubernetes versions, and you can upgrade your
 Kubernetes version to any supported version at any time:
 
+- 1.18
 - 1.17
 - 1.16
 - 1.15
 - 1.14 (deprecated, support ends on December 22, 2020)
-- 1.13 (deprecated, support ends on November 22, 2020)
 
 Some GitLab features may support versions outside the range provided here.
 
diff --git a/doc/user/project/new_ci_build_permissions_model.md b/doc/user/project/new_ci_build_permissions_model.md
index beb58b3e876..3af651628e8 100644
--- a/doc/user/project/new_ci_build_permissions_model.md
+++ b/doc/user/project/new_ci_build_permissions_model.md
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ Let's consider the following scenario:
 A unique job token is generated for each job and provides the user read
 access all projects that would be normally accessible to the user creating that
 job. The unique job token does not have any write permissions, but there
-is a [proposal to add support](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/35067).
+is a [proposal to add support](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/3559).
+
+If you need your CI pipeline to push to the Package Registry, consider using [deploy tokens](deploy_tokens/index.md).
 
 We try to make sure that this token doesn't leak by:
 
diff --git a/doc/user/project/pages/custom_domains_ssl_tls_certification/index.md b/doc/user/project/pages/custom_domains_ssl_tls_certification/index.md
index 5d25e01cc57..bc1a1dfcb99 100644
--- a/doc/user/project/pages/custom_domains_ssl_tls_certification/index.md
+++ b/doc/user/project/pages/custom_domains_ssl_tls_certification/index.md
@@ -190,6 +190,22 @@ Expect the output:
 _gitlab-pages-verification-code.<YOUR-PAGES-DOMAIN>. 300 IN TXT "gitlab-pages-verification-code=<YOUR-VERIFICATION-CODE>"
 ```
 
+In some cases it can help to add the verification code with the same domain name as you are trying to register.
+
+For a root domain:
+
+| From                                              | DNS Record | To                     |
+| ------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------- |
+| `example.com`                                     | TXT        | `gitlab-pages-verification-code=00112233445566778899aabbccddeeff` |
+| `_gitlab-pages-verification-code.example.com`     | TXT        | `gitlab-pages-verification-code=00112233445566778899aabbccddeeff` |
+
+For a subdomain:
+
+| From                                              | DNS Record | To                     |
+| ------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------- |
+| `www.example.com`                                 | TXT        | `gitlab-pages-verification-code=00112233445566778899aabbccddeeff` |
+| `_gitlab-pages-verification-code.www.example.com` | TXT        | `gitlab-pages-verification-code=00112233445566778899aabbccddeeff` |
+
 ### Adding more domain aliases
 
 You can add more than one alias (custom domains and subdomains) to the same project.