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+The room directory now returns rooms in a server-defined order rather than largest first, as per [MSC4423](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/4423).
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+The room directory now returns rooms in a server-defined order rather than largest first, as per [MSC4423](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/4423).
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