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Rule "missing hyphen in 'prime time television'"

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Description: missing hyphen in 'prime time television'
Message: When '\1-\2' is used as a modifier, it is usually spelled with a hyphen.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#compound-adjectives-with-hyphens
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • NBC broadcasts the prime time Sunday Night Football package.
    Correction suggestion: prime-time
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: PRIME_TIME_HYPHEN [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-18 22:33:07 +0200)