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Rule "worse-case (worst-case) scenario"

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Description: worse-case (worst-case) scenario
Message: Did you mean worst-case scenario?
Category: Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/grammar-worse-worst/#when-to-use-%E2%80%9Cworst%E2%80%9D
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • They always prepared for the worse-case scenario.
    Correction suggestion: worst-case scenario
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: WORSE-CASE_SCENARIO [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-28 22:33:07 +0100)