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Rule "Wrong collocation: 'worry for' (worry about)"

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Description: Wrong collocation: 'worry for' (worry about)
Message: The verb 'worry' does not normally take the preposition 'for'. Did you mean \1 about?
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Don't worry for.
    Correction suggestion: worry about
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • I am worried about her.
  • Facebook has worried for a long time about falling share amongst teenagers.
  • I would not worry for now.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: WORRY_FOR [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-09-07 16:45:23 +0000)