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Rule "verb 'black list' as one word"

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Description: verb 'black list' as one word
Message: The adjective \2\3 is spelled as one word.
Category: Compounding (ID: COMPOUNDING)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#hyphenating-verbs-modifies-their-meaning
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He checked his black listed books.
    Correction suggestion: blacklisted
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: BLACK_LIST_COMPOUND [9]
Version: 6.4-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-27 22:33:08 +0100)