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@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ The <xref:Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Host.CreateApplicationBuilder(System.Stri
 1. Command-line arguments using the [Command-line configuration provider](configuration-providers.md#command-line-configuration-provider).
 1. Environment variables using the [Environment Variables configuration provider](configuration-providers.md#environment-variable-configuration-provider).
 1. [App secrets](/aspnet/core/security/app-secrets) when the app runs in the `Development` environment.
-1. *appsettings.json* using the [JSON configuration provider](configuration-providers.md#file-configuration-provider).
 1. *appsettings.*`Environment`*.json* using the [JSON configuration provider](configuration-providers.md#file-configuration-provider). For example, *appsettings*.***Production***.*json* and *appsettings*.***Development***.*json*.
+1. *appsettings.json* using the [JSON configuration provider](configuration-providers.md#file-configuration-provider).
 1. [ChainedConfigurationProvider](xref:Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.ChainedConfigurationSource) : Adds an existing `IConfiguration` as a source.
 
 Adding a configuration provider overrides previous configuration values. For example, the [Command-line configuration provider](configuration-providers.md#command-line-configuration-provider) overrides all values from other providers because it's added last. If `SomeKey` is set in both *appsettings.json* and the environment, the environment value is used because it was added after *appsettings.json*.