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+# 2024.08.12.17.31.11
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+## Internal Improvements
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+- Decrease thumbnail upstream timeout and add timing logs for thumbnail requests
+  ([#4695](https://github.com/WordPress/openverse/pull/4695)) by @sarayourfriend