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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions CHANGELOG.md
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- Added offenders to `references/prose-phrases.md`: elevate, shift, land,
evolve/evolving, actionable, curious, and quietly (false understatement).
- Added a `prose-marketing-verbs` benchmark fixture covering the new entries.
- Added more offenders: consequently, surgical ("surgical precision"),
embody/embodies, reverent/reverential, and the phrase "a delicate balance".
- Added a `prose-false-gravitas` benchmark fixture covering these entries.

## 0.3.0

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- empty tic words
- no checkable specifics

- id: prose-false-gravitas
beat: prose
input: >-
The release embodies a reverent respect for the craft. Consequently, the
team struck a delicate balance, applying surgical precision to every
detail so the whole thing feels effortless.
expected_verdict: REVISE
expected_score_range: [12, 26]
must_find:
- inflated symbolism
- false-precision adjective
- no checkable specifics

- id: design-fabricated-proof
beat: design
input: >-
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| elucidate | explain, clarify |
| shed light on | clarify, explain, reveal |
| pave the way for | enable, allow |
| embody / embodies / embodied | show, represent, reflect |

## Overused adjectives

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| paramount | very important, essential |
| actionable | specific, usable, concrete |
| curious ("I'm curious" / "a curious thing") | interesting, odd, or cut |
| surgical ("surgical precision") | precise, exact, targeted |
| reverent / reverential | respectful, admiring |

## Overused metaphorical nouns

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| furthermore / moreover | also, and, besides |
| notwithstanding | despite, still |
| that being said | however, still |
| consequently | so, as a result |
| to put it simply | in short |
| it is worth noting that | note that |
| in the realm/landscape of | in, within |
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These phrases often inflate importance without adding evidence. Review them in context:

"provide a valuable insight", "left an indelible mark", "play a significant role in shaping", "an unwavering commitment", "open a new avenue", "a stark reminder", "gain a comprehensive understanding", "serves as a testament", "watershed moment", "deeply rooted".
"provide a valuable insight", "left an indelible mark", "play a significant role in shaping", "an unwavering commitment", "open a new avenue", "a stark reminder", "gain a comprehensive understanding", "serves as a testament", "watershed moment", "deeply rooted", "a delicate balance", "strike a delicate balance".

## Hedging markers

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