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Rule "lose (loose)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: lose (loose)
Message: Did you mean <suggestion>on the loose</suggestion> (=at large, free)?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/loose-lose/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Spammer on the lose?
    Correction suggestion: on the loose
ID: LOSE_LOOSE [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-23 22:33:10 +0100)