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Rule "for all intents and purposes (omit)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

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.
ID:	FOR_ALL_INTENTS_AND_PURPOSES [1]
Version:	6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-25 22:33:08 +0200)