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Rule "in the passed (in the past)"

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Description: in the passed (in the past)
Message: Did you mean in the past?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/word-choice-passed-or-past/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • We succeeded in the passed.
    Correction suggestion: in the past
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • In the past, we had a number of successes.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: IN_THE_PASSED [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-10-10 22:33:07 +0200)