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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Antares is among the brightest stars visible to the naked eye in the northern hemisphere and is often known as the 'heart of the scorpion', owing to its central position in the constellation Scorpius.
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Sparse industry surveys have indicated falling consumer sentiment towards Tesla owing to Musk’s behavior.
—Ryan Hogg, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
This is owing to the autonomy Emery’s triangle of power — Emery, sporting director Monchi and Vidagany — has in making sporting decisions, as well as the overall approach of the off-field management, whose key decision-makers have undergone several changes to senior positions.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Even within the same neighborhood, some places are much hotter than others owing to their design and infrastructure.
—Dan O'Brien, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2025
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Sparse industry surveys have indicated falling consumer sentiment towards Tesla owing to Musk’s behavior.
—Ryan Hogg, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
This is owing to the autonomy Emery’s triangle of power — Emery, sporting director Monchi and Vidagany — has in making sporting decisions, as well as the overall approach of the off-field management, whose key decision-makers have undergone several changes to senior positions.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Even within the same neighborhood, some places are much hotter than others owing to their design and infrastructure.
—Dan O'Brien, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2025
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Mercenaries are defined as soldiers who are contracted by third parties unaffiliated with a nation’s armed forces and motivated primarily by private gain.—
Rebecca Johns,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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The bill is expected to reduce federal spending on Medicaid by $1 trillion and raise the number of uninsured people to nearly 12 million by 2034, according to the Congressional Budget Office, because of new work requirements.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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But only a handful of his nominees have been confirmed by the Senate because of resistance from Democrats.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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