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Rule "missing hyphen in 'green lights'"

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Description: missing hyphen in 'green lights'
Message: The verb \4-\5 is spelled with a hyphen.
Category: Compounding (ID: COMPOUNDING)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#hyphenating-verbs-modifies-their-meaning
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Let's green light it before the market closes.
    Correction suggestion: green-light
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: GREEN_LIGHT_HYPHEN [4]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-28 22:33:07 +0100)