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Rule "Suggest shorter ways to negate words (not common vs uncommon)"

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Description: Suggest shorter ways to negate words (not common vs uncommon)
By default, this rule is not active in LanguageTool
Message: Consider using in\3.
Category: Redundant Phrases (ID: REDUNDANCY)
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ID: NEGATE_MEANING [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-25 22:33:07 +0200)