owing to

Definition of owing tonext
as in with
as the result of owing to the extra snow days this year, we'll have to run an additional two days into June

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Recent Examples of owing to The 155 mm shell has been a military workhorse for a century, owing to its simple, lethal power. Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026 She was briefly considered to be a Taiwan People's Party legislator candidate, but had backed out owing to questions about her loyalty and affiliation with China. ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 Demand from outside investors was often heavy enough that employees who asked to sell got cut back to a single-digit percentage of their position, the former employee told Fortune, asking to remain anonymous owing to the nature of his work now. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 The Catalans would like to extend his terms but can’t do that until September owing to Financial Fair Play issues. Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for owing to
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  • Gucci on Tuesday will unveil a campaign conceived by artistic director Demna — his first communicating his debut collection for the Italian house, which was presented with a runway show in Milan in February.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In addition, its modular, which means that single reactor can be combined into arrays of hundreds of units, with five-year refueling cycles.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Aug. 2026
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  • The Riga airport said on Sunday morning that flights could be delayed or rerouted because of the severe storm overnight.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The plant, which has not been identified for security reasons, was forced to close for four days because of the infiltration, the report said.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

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“Owing to.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/owing%20to. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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