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Rule "missing hyphen in 'true-crime'"

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Description: missing hyphen in 'true-crime'
Message: Consider adding a hyphen to this noun/adjective.
Category: Compounding (ID: COMPOUNDING)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#compound-adjectives-with-hyphens
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He likes to watch true crime documentaries.
    Correction suggestion: true-crime
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: TRUE_CRIME_HYPHEN [1]
Version: 6.4-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-27 22:33:08 +0100)