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 While gasoline is down , electricity costs rose nearly 7% in December compared with the year-earlier period, according to the consumer price index reading , owing to surging demand from the construction of data centers and tight supplies caused in part by aging infrastructure . Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026 Accesibilty Nine of the 10 rooms at the Farmhouse are ADA compliant; the one exception has two steps to negotiate, owing to the historic nature of the original building, Schloop told T+L during a tour of the property. Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2026 The notion of other abusers arose later, largely owing to explosive allegations first made in 2014 by Virginia Giuffre. Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026 Tanaka also reports that master athletes, owing to the mood-boosting effects of exercise and the health benefits of social connection, report feeling more positive about their lives than the general population. Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 4 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for owing to
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  • The Chatham County Police Department is investigating the crash and has charged Vasquez Lopez with reckless driving, driving without a valid license, failure to obey a traffic control device, and first-degree homicide by vehicle, the agency shared online.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Others, however, took issue with Kimmel’s comments immediately following Kirk’s assassination, and welcomed his show going off the air.
    Dan Heching, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
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  • Climate change and warming oceans could potentially be driving sharks to the Southern Hemisphere’s colder waters, but there was limited data on range changes near Antarctica because of the region’s remoteness, Kyne said.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
  • As many pewter items are vintage or antique, this is especially true because of the delicate construction.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026

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“Owing to.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/owing%20to. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.

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