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Rule "Collocation: cure against/for"

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Description: Collocation: cure against/for
Message: The usual collocation for "\1" is "for", not "against". Did you mean \1 for?
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
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: CURE_AGAINST_FOR [130]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-09-26 16:45:37 +0000)