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Rule "life long"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	life long
Message:	The adjective <suggestion>lifelong</suggestion> is spelled as one word.
Category:	Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link:	https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifelong
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	They had a life long relationship. Correction suggestion: lifelong
Correct sentences for comparison:	While scholars of Kant's life long accepted the claim, there is no evidence that Kant's paternal line was Scottish. In all, the positive view of Soviet life long presented to the public by the official media was rapidly fading. She was a part of my life long ago.
ID:	LONG_COMPOUNDS [1]
Version:	6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-29 22:33:07 +0100)

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