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“As he said in one of his many poems, hope is what we owe people younger than ourselves.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
You would file a gift-tax return, but in most cases you wouldn’t owe any gift tax.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Investors everywhere owe Vanguard founder Bogle a huge debt.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
We owe it to Parton to carry on that indomitable spirit, even if, in the end, we’re all just travelin’ thru.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
“If the Wicked One betrays her, you owe us both two milkshakes and an order of fries,” Thorn said.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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"Lasting justice means no person should ever face the same risks again. Our country failed to protect Daphne's life. It owes it to her to prevent other lives being lost."
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
And Meta already owes New Mexico nearly $1 billion for misleading users about its platforms’ safety.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
“I know how it feels to waive rent someone genuinely owes you,” he adds.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
The mob invested in pizzerias, but that doesn’t mean pizza owes its popularity to the numbers racket.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
"Okay, sit over there. I'll call her now. She owes me a favor anyway."
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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Seeking the return of its investment as well as interest and other costs and expenses, Kituwah says it is owed more than $3 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Social Security’s full retirement age dictates when beneficiaries get 100% of what they’re owed in benefits, but the current rule has become outdated now that many Americans are living longer, experts said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
The race was unique in that it owed its existence to the popularity of one driver - Max Verstappen.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Nearly 1,900 of Bilt’s customers received mistaken notices from a debt collector that said they owed hundreds or even thousands of dollars in unpaid credit card balances.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026
She owed her greatest relief to her friend Miss Lucas, who often joined them, and good-naturedly engaged Mr. Collins’s conversation to herself.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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The firm has led an eye-watering rally by tech firms over the past year and in October became the first to hit a market capitalisation of $5 trillion owing to scorching demand for its chips.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Key details: The PCE index had fallen in June for the first time in six years owing to lower gas prices.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
In July, Ofgem reduced what it believes to be a "typical" level of energy use, because many homes have cut back owing to high prices of recent years while energy efficiency has improved.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
But out of all the co-creators and producers’ names listed in the drama’s credits, it’s Lindelof’s that heightens our expectations, owing to his outstanding success with his 2019 reinterpretation of “Watchmen.”
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
But despite his mien of seriousness and inapproachability, Bronstein was friendly, animated, and liked by virtually all the other players, owing to his cordiality, immense knowledge of the game, and a certain intellectual eccentricity.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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