"winning the battle, but losing the war" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} winning the battle, but losing the war
  1. present participle and gerund of win the battle, but lose the war Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: win the battle, but lose the war
    Sense id: en-winning_the_battle,_but_losing_the_war-en-verb-L3VUT1Ov Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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