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Rule "missing hyphen in 'built in'"

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Description: missing hyphen in 'built in'
Message: When '\1-\2' is used as a modifier, it is usually spelled with a hyphen.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#compound-adjectives-with-hyphens
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • In the UK Highway Code, a built up area is a settled area in which the speed limit of a road is automatically 30 mph.
    Correction suggestion: built-up
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: BUILT_IN_HYPHEN [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-02 22:33:08 +0200)