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Rule "for all intents and purposes (omit)"

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Description: for all intents and purposes (omit)
By default, this rule is not active in LanguageTool because its category is not active by default
Message: See if you could remove this phrase.
Category: Plain English (ID: PLAIN_ENGLISH)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/wordiness/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The era in which we must aggressively defend our woodlands has, for all intents and purposes, passed.
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • The era in which we must aggressively defend our woodlands has passed.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: FOR_ALL_INTENTS_AND_PURPOSES [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-26 22:33:08 +0200)