Incorrect block of code for ParameterizedThreadStart docs.

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Open xml/System.Threading/Thread.xml at the linked section and compare the example with the surrounding ParameterizedThreadStart documentation. Check that the code block uses the constructor described by the text, then verify the rendered documentation shows the corrected example.

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The docs mentions the following:

The following example is identical to the previous one, except that it calls the Thread(ParameterizedThreadStart) constructor.

However, in the code block, this is what's happening:

var th = new Thread(ExecuteInForeground);
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