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Rule "at a lose (at a loss)"

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Description: at a lose (at a loss)
Message: "loss" is a noun. Did you mean the verb lose (= 'to lose')?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/loss-vs-lose/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I hate to loss football games.
    Correction suggestion: lose
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: LOSE_LOSS [4]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-26 22:33:08 +0200)