diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
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-# This is a comment.
-# Each line is a file pattern followed by one or more owners.
-
-# These owners will be the default owners for everything in
-# the repo. Unless a later match takes precedence,
-# @owner will be requested for review when someone opens a 
-# pull request.
-*       @hackfisher @xiaoch05 @hujw77