due to
preposition
: as a result of : because of
… due to the complaints of uptight parents … he lost his job …—
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Using Due to: Usage Guide
The objection to due to as a preposition is only a continuation of disagreements that began in the 18th century over the proper uses of owing and due. Due to is as grammatically sound as owing to, which is frequently recommended in its place. It has been and is used by reputable writers and has been recognized as standard for decades. There is no solid reason to avoid due to.
Examples of due to in a Sentence
evening classes were cancelled due to heavy snow
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Natalie Neysa Alund Olivier le Polain, unit head of epidemiology and analytics for response at the WHO, said cases continued to grow Monday due to length of symptom onset after contracting the virus.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Altman was briefly forced to step down from leadership of OpenAI in 2023 in part due to concerns about potential conflicts between his personal investments and his operation of the company, but was soon reinstated.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
So next season very much becomes like 2024-25, when a failure to make the playoffs could mean an unprotected first-round pick going out the following year (which would have been this year’s draft due to a previous obligation to the Thunder).
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2026
Its water level has fallen 22 feet since 1986, partly due to human activity, according to NASA.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 11 May 2026
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Altman was briefly forced to step down from leadership of OpenAI in 2023 in part due to concerns about potential conflicts between his personal investments and his operation of the company, but was soon reinstated.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
So next season very much becomes like 2024-25, when a failure to make the playoffs could mean an unprotected first-round pick going out the following year (which would have been this year’s draft due to a previous obligation to the Thunder).
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2026
Its water level has fallen 22 feet since 1986, partly due to human activity, according to NASA.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 11 May 2026
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“Due to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/due%20to. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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