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Rule "Missing hyphens in compounds"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Missing hyphens in compounds
Message: The adjective <suggestion>\1-\2</suggestion> is spelled with a hyphen.
Category: Punctuation (ID: PUNCTUATION)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#compound-adjectives-with-hyphens
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Florida has seen the largest single day increase of COVID-19 infections.
    Correction suggestion: single-day
ID: MISSING_HYPHEN [9]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-24 22:33:09 +0100)