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Rule "foreign import (import)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: foreign import (import)
Message: This phrase is redundant. Use simply <suggestion>\2</suggestion>.
Category: Redundant Phrases (ID: REDUNDANCY)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The rise in foreign imports, the argument goes, is forcing some Americans to accept lower pay to remain competitive with, say, Mexican and Chinese workers.
    Correction suggestion: imports
ID: FOREIGN_IMPORT [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-21 22:33:10 +0100)