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Rule "Possessive apostrophe error"

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Description: Possessive apostrophe error
Message: A possessive apostrophe is missing.
Category: Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/runner%27s%20high
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • How to Achieve a Runners High.
    Correction suggestion: Runner's High
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: SPECIFIC_POSSESSIVE_APOSTROPHE [3]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-15 22:33:06 +0200)