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Rule "a blessing in the skies (disguise)"

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Description: a blessing in the skies (disguise)
Message: Did you mean disguise (a blessing in disguise = an unfortunate event that results in a positive outcome)?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/a-blessing-in-disguise
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • It was a blessing in the skies that my car broke down.
    Correction suggestion: disguise
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Check the following text against just this rule:

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