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owe

verb as in have an obligation

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In 2023, a UN judge said the UK likely owed more than £18tn in reparations for its historical role in slavery.

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"I think you owe the president an apology for your entire career," Bondi replied.

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“The Angels owed Tyler Skaggs a duty to provide a safe place to work and play baseball,” the lawsuit said.

They still have to pay the pension contributions they would have made, but that bill can be taken off any final payment they are owed.

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Hernández, 34, owes much of his fall heroics simply to the opportunity to play on the sport’s biggest stage.

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