as in with
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owing to the extra snow days this year, we'll have to run an additional two days into June
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The big picture: Helene is one of the most expansive and damaging hurricanes on record for the Southeast, owing to its unusual size and rapid intensification.
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But for all the absorbing spectacle, the race also had dark secret, an underbelly of corruption owing to a raft of doping violations that would emerge over time.
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Their sense of smell is phenomenal, owing to large olfactory organs and nostrils.
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The title of the collection is Ephemeral owing to the very transient nature of flowers.
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Michael Graff, Axios, 28 Sep. 2024
But for all the absorbing spectacle, the race also had dark secret, an underbelly of corruption owing to a raft of doping violations that would emerge over time.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 26 Sep. 2024
Their sense of smell is phenomenal, owing to large olfactory organs and nostrils.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2024
The title of the collection is Ephemeral owing to the very transient nature of flowers.
—Blue Carreon, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Owing to.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/owing%20to. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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