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Rule "Collocation: absorb at/in"

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Description:	Collocation: absorb at/in
Message:	The usual collocation for "\1" is "in", not "\2". Did you mean \1 in?
Category:	Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	I am absorbed at this book. Correction suggestion: absorbed in, absorbed with, absorbed into
Correct sentences for comparison:	It may seem like a lot to absorb at once.
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ID:	ABSORB_AT_IN [94]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-17 22:33:07 +0200)

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