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Rule "precedent / precedence"

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Description: precedent / precedence
Message: Did you mean \2?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/usage-of-precedent-vs-precedence
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Allow us to set a precedence.
    Correction suggestion: precedent
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: PRECEDENT_PRECEDENCE [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-16 22:33:07 +0200)