Thesaurus results for OWING TO

owing to

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Definition of 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 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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Local processors have the opportunity to dramatically increase mineral recovery rates and improve final output quality with high-efficiency refining capabilities such as advanced sorting and critical minerals recovery technologies.

— Rob Kaplan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The photographer followed her midday meal with a sky-high afternoon tea at Searcys at The Gherkin, which sits beneath a towering glass dome that caps London’s most famous architectural landmarks.

— Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 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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