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 Its most recent edition, in 2024, was postponed by six months owing to political unrest in Senegal. News Desk, Artforum, 16 Apr. 2026 Often, Juburi and Barnard told me, children from non-Spanish-speaking countries have been asked to translate for their parents in high-stakes interactions with ICE officers, owing to Dilley’s limited interpretation services. Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 The State Department did not respond to a request for comment on the White House meeting, but Rubio has repeatedly briefed lawmakers since the conflict with Iran began at the end of February and has a strong relationship with the Senate owing to his time spent as a member of the upper chamber. David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 13 Apr. 2026 After a favorable antitrust ruling at the time, investors began seeing Alphabet as an AI winner rather than as a loser owing to concern over its search business. Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for owing to
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  • Mullins was arrested and charged with assault on a police officer, disorderly conduct and interfering with police and was held on a $150,000 bond, police said.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Following Dansby Swanson’s second of a season-high three walks, Phillies reliever Orion Kerkering got two strikes on Ballesteros with the bases loaded in the scoreless fifth.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
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  • And because of an unusually warm winter in the West, farms are also facing low levels of snowpack, the seasonal accumulation of slow-melting snow and ice that acts as a natural freshwater reservoir to help farmers weather the naturally dry summer season.
    Tristan Bove, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The difference is in the name—hard gel nails typically cannot be soaked off, rather filed off because of the strength and durability of hard gel formulas.
    Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 21 Apr. 2026

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“Owing to.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/owing%20to. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.

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