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 A component has a lifecycle managed by Angular.
 
-Angular creates it, renders it, creates and renders its children,
-checks it when its data-bound properties change, and destroys it before removing it from the DOM.
+Angular creates and renders components along with their children, checks when their data-bound properties change, and destroys them before removing them from the DOM.
 
 Angular offers **lifecycle hooks**
 that provide visibility into these key life moments and the ability to act when they occur.