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Rule "loosing (losing) effort"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: loosing (losing) effort
Message: Did you mean <suggestion>losing \2</suggestion> (losing: cease to have, loosing: to free/liberate/relax)?
Category: Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The Yankees never had a loosing season.
    Correction suggestion: losing season
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • It was a terrible losing record.
  • Crossbow silencers suppress the sound of loosing the bolt.
ID: LOOSING_EFFORTRECORDSEASON [1]
Version: 6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-11-29 22:33:08 +0100)