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Rule "near death (near-death)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: near death (near-death)
Message: It appears that a hyphen is missing.
Category: Compounding (ID: COMPOUNDING)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#compound-adjectives-with-hyphens
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He had a near death experience.
    Correction suggestion: near-death
ID: NEAR_DEATH_HYPHEN [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-22 22:33:09 +0100)