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Rule "on the look out (lookout)"

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Description: on the look out (lookout)
Message: In this idiom, lookout is spelled as one word.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20lookout%20for
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • She is on the look out for cheap clothes.
    Correction suggestion: lookout
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: ON_THE_LOOK_OUT [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-28 22:33:06 +0200)