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Rule "extend (extent)"

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Description: extend (extent)
Message: Did you mean the noun extent?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Shoplifters will be prosecuted to the fullest extend of the law.
    Correction suggestion: extent
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: EXTEND_EXTENT [3]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-09-26 16:45:37 +0000)