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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Beyond being the most important health care program in the nation, Medicaid is also among the most effective anti-poverty programs, owing to the correlation between access to health care and one’s economic wellbeing.
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George Gresham, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2025
Meyers observes that the spirit of nationalism in India was strong during this period owing to the harsh treatment meted out to Indians by their British subjugators.
—Noor Anand Chawla, JSTOR Daily, 19 Feb. 2025
There’s no firm timeline for when connections to San Francisco and Los Angeles would be completed, owing to the need to secure at least $70 billion of additional funding.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Partially owing to the fact that no one will work with her party, she’s never held any government post before.
—Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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George Gresham, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2025
Meyers observes that the spirit of nationalism in India was strong during this period owing to the harsh treatment meted out to Indians by their British subjugators.
—Noor Anand Chawla, JSTOR Daily, 19 Feb. 2025
There’s no firm timeline for when connections to San Francisco and Los Angeles would be completed, owing to the need to secure at least $70 billion of additional funding.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Partially owing to the fact that no one will work with her party, she’s never held any government post before.
—Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Owing to.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/owing%20to. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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