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Rule "Collocation: cure against/for"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Collocation: cure against/for
Message: The usual collocation for "\1" is "for", not "against". Did you mean <suggestion>\1 for</suggestion>?
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Researcher have found the cure against that type of cancer.
    Correction suggestion: cure for
ID: CURE_AGAINST_FOR [130]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-25 22:33:08 +0100)