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Rule "some/certain extend (extent)"

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Description: some/certain extend (extent)
Message: Did you mean extent ('extent' is a noun, 'extend' is a verb)?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/extend
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • To the extend permitted by law
    Correction suggestion: extent
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: SOME_EXTEND [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-27 22:33:07 +0200)