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Rule "air born vs airborne"

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Description: air born vs airborne
Message: Did you mean the adjective airborne (= transported by air)?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airborne
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Covid-19 is an airborn disease.
    Correction suggestion: airborne
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: AIR_BORNE_AIRBORN [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-10-15 22:33:07 +0200)