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Unclosed Strikeout

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A ~~struck-through~~ run opens with ~~ but no closing ~~ appears before the end of the block.

Q-2-18 — Unclosed Strikeout

A ~~struck-through~~ run opens with ~~ but no closing ~~ appears before the end of the block.

What this means

Double-tilde strikeout (~~text~~) must be balanced inside the same block. This error fires when an opening ~~ appears without a matching close.

Why this happens

A typo, an unfinished edit, or — rarely — a literal ~~ left in the text by accident.

How to fix

Add the closing ~~ at the intended end.

Example

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