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 ### Load data into table
 
-Load some data into the table to seed the upcoming laod test. In the example below, we are loading 10,000 rows of random data into the table `SingleSingers`
+Load some data into the table to seed the upcoming load test. In the example below, we are loading 10,000 rows of random data into the table `SingleSingers`
 
 ```sh
 gcsb load -p YOUR_GCP_PROJECT_ID -i YOUR_INSTANCE_ID -d YOUR_DATABASE_ID -t SingleSingers -o 10000