Short words being forced onto the next line

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Why is it that InDesign is moving short words to the next line when they could easily fit on the line above? I have typed the words on the first line, and they fit, but when I go to remove the duplicate word on the line below, it forces the word from above onto the line below. Example:

Remote online notary Oregon PERS continues
to advance its digital service capabilities with the
addition of remote online notarization (RON) through
Docusign. This enhancement provides members with a…

Clearly you can see that “to” would fit on the first line, but InDesign is forcing it onto the second line.

BobLevineCorrect answer

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Again, turn off the paragraph composer and try the single line composer.

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Thank you all for your help. I seem to remember a similar issue several years ago and the Composer being the issue, but over time I forgot about the Composer, so thank you all for helping jog this old man’s memory.

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It’s set to Align Left.