owing to

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 This October's full moon is known as the Harvest Moon, owing to its proximity to the autumn equinox — when farmers would labor under the light of the moon to gather their crops long before artificial light was invented. Anthony Wood, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2025 Here are the 20 categories with most entries this year, and the 21 categories (owing to a tie) with the fewest. Paul Grein, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025 But then, the matter density, owing to the Universe expansion, continues to drop and drop. Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Oct. 2025 But there’s a catch: its all-electric CLTC range is just 124 miles (200 km) owing to its size. New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for owing to
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  • As early as the 1620s, the Dutch and English settlers who established farming and fishing communities came into conflict with the remnants of Algonquian-speaking peoples.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
  • But even working with young elite athletes, Wolff believes everyone should take it a little easier on the generation.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
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  • State officials say gas utility customers could see up to a 17% decrease in a pipeline replacement surcharge on their monthly bills because of these changes.
    NPR, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
  • While there has been a huge risk premium in France because of its deepening political crisis , at the end of the day France has good credit, Becker said.
    Michelle Fox, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Owing to.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/owing%20to. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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