as in to ignore
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Recent Examples of owe
Filings show its biggest creditor, the U.S. Small Business Administration, is owed $492,000.
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Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 19 July 2025
In various filings, former employees from flight crew members to ground workers have complained they are owed various amounts of back pay.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2025
The decline of inflation owes in part to a flood of imports ahead of the levies, which allowed companies to stockpile non-tariffed goods and sell them with little change in price, analysts told ABC News.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 July 2025
But Luscombe noted there is no credit to the extent that no tax is owed.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 8 July 2025
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Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 19 July 2025
In various filings, former employees from flight crew members to ground workers have complained they are owed various amounts of back pay.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2025
The decline of inflation owes in part to a flood of imports ahead of the levies, which allowed companies to stockpile non-tariffed goods and sell them with little change in price, analysts told ABC News.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 July 2025
But Luscombe noted there is no credit to the extent that no tax is owed.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for owe
ignore
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Similarly, while some food stamp provisions remain, the narrative ignores the potential for reduced access for others, including children and pregnant women, under changes to eligibility.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 July 2025
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Having said that, beachgoers have already been ignoring signs and fencing to get to the beach, especially on weekends.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
23 July 2025
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“Owe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/owe. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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