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 on the Web As of December 2023, Forbes estimated Beyoncé's net worth to be $800 million, with half owing to her music catalog and tour profits and the remainder coming from her personal assets and businesses. Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024 Free cash flow was also negative $1.95 billion owing to losses in its commercial airplanes and defense segments. Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024 Jump also stressed the community aspect to the role—owing to the fact that 12-hour shifts on weekends could end up lonely. Jane Thier, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024 But Mary only earned a two-chair turn, perhaps owing to tuning issues that both Gwen and Michael noted. Charlie Mason, TVLine, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for owing to 

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“Owing to.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/owing%20to. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

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