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Rule "Compound adjective: knife edge"

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Description: Compound adjective: knife edge
Message: '\1 \2' seems to be a compound adjective before a noun. Use a hyphen: \1-\2.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#compound-adjectives-with-hyphens
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The result of tonight's knife edge vote is still uncertain.
    Correction suggestion: knife-edge
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: CA_KNIFE_EDGE [20]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-18 22:33:07 +0200)