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Rule "wining vs winning"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	wining vs winning
Message:	Did you mean <suggestion>winning</suggestion> (= to win the championship) or <suggestion>whining</suggestion> (= to cry)?
Category:	Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	He is wining the championship. Correction suggestion: winning, whining The team weathered the storm and ended up wining the championship game. Correction suggestion: winning, whining
Correct sentences for comparison:	They are wining and dining.
ID:	WINING_WINNING [1]
Version:	6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-24 22:33:09 +0100)

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