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Rule "I crave for () chocolate"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	I crave for () chocolate
Message:	If you are using "\1" as a verb, then you do not need the preposition "for" here.
Category:	Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	Whenever I crave for Indochinese food, I go here.
Correct sentences for comparison:	The "sweet tooth" behavioral phenotype (i.e., a fondness or craving for sweet foods), caused by a single nucleotide polymorphism of the FGF21 gene. Acting as an NMDA antagonist may be one mechanism by which methadone decreases craving for opioids and tolerance, and has been proposed as a possible mechanism for its distinguished efficacy regarding the treatment of neuropathic pain. I have a craving for chocolate. My cravings for sushi grow day by day.
ID:	CRAVE_FOR [1]
Version:	6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-11-04 22:33:08 +0100)