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Rule "missing hyphen in 'for-profit'"

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Description: missing hyphen in 'for-profit'
Message: The adjective \3-\4 is normally spelled with a hyphen.
Category: Compounding (ID: COMPOUNDING)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#compound-adjectives-with-hyphens
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Microsoft is a for profit business.
    Correction suggestion: for-profit
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: FOR_PROFIT_HYPHEN [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-25 22:33:07 +0200)