owe

verb

Definition of owenext
as in to ignore

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Recent Examples of owe Sabour, of the pharmacies’ association, said insurance companies owe pharmacies about $270 million. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026 Galbut would also owe full county taxes on the existing land and historic structure, and pay $35 million to purchase the property from Miami-Dade. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026 OpenAI and Sam Altman owe the tiny remote mining community shattered by the tragedy much more than an apology, the Canadian province argued. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026 Warner has its own debt, meaning the combined company will owe up to $87 billion. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for owe
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ignore
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  • Scribner’s ignored Hemingway and let Conrad use brief excerpts.
    — Stephen Bates, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Moscow ignored that truce from the start and Kyiv vowed to retaliate.
    — Spencer Kimball,Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
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“Owe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/owe. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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