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Rule "missing hyphen in 'toss up'"

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Description: missing hyphen in 'toss up'
Message: The noun or adjective \1-\2 is spelled with a hyphen.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#compound-nouns-with-and-without-hyphens
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Texas became a toss up state ahead of the election.
    Correction suggestion: toss-up
Pattern: Show XML · Show in Rule Editor
Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: TOSS_UP_HYPHEN [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-30 22:33:07 +0200)