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Rule "attorney generals (attorneys general)"

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Description: attorney generals (attorneys general)
Message: The set phrase "attorney general" is correctly pluralized as attorneys general.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • We'll brief the attorney generals tomorrow morning.
    Correction suggestion: attorneys general
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: ATTORNEY_GENERALS [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-02 22:33:08 +0200)