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 > Stability: 1.0 - Early development
 
-Set the current working directory for the test runner.
-If not specified, the current working directory is used.
-This flag is particularly useful when running tests from a different directory.
+Set the current working directory for the test runner. If not specified, the current
+working directory is used.
 
 ### `--experimental-test-isolation=mode`