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The institutions that train them owe the American people the same impartiality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Increasing your withholding can help you avoid a large tax bill and possible underpayment penalties, although it won’t change the total amount of tax you owe.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
“I owe it to my children to truthfully document what they and I have endured,” he wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
In the team's latest work, the newly identified superconductors, YRu3B2 and LuRu3B2, owe their properties to electrons forming flat bands within a kagome lattice, a geometric arrangement inspired by traditional Japanese basket weaving patterns.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
Or, as Lippmann actually put it—according to someone who heard the exchange—Dude, you owe us one point two billion.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
“They’re in just absolute panic because they don’t know what to do,” said Kaller, who owes $67,000 in student loans herself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
For example, someone who owes a contractor $2,000 might reach for their checkbook if they don’t have that much cash and want to avoid a credit-card fee.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Zack Polanski has confirmed he will pay any outstanding council tax he owes, saying he believed he was not liable for the charge while living on a houseboat in London.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Dave & Buster’s owes its existence to the pursuit of pleasure.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
“You see, now that Mr. Burton has purchased that section of land, it reduces the amount of land that has back taxes due. And actually, now Mr. Burton owes an amount in back taxes.”
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
The average American household with revolving credit-card debt owed $10,895 as of March 2026, according to NerdWallet.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
During the hearing, Brand, hands clasped behind his jail jumpsuit, said he owed the biggest apology “to the people who lost out.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
Before the match, Harmanpreet had acknowledged the debt owed to those who came before.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
"I did feel like I owed it to all the people around me who had been so supportive in making sure that I did keep going."
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
The Court justified this insurmountable hurdle on the grounds that considerable deference is owed the exercise of prosecutorial discretion.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Free cash flow fell to $1.53 billion in the second quarter, from $2.27 billion a year earlier, owing in part to tax payments from its Warner termination fee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
The dollar extended losses against its peers owing to the lower expectations for a US rate hike.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
The Onion is seeking a license to operate Infowars as a parody site while right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ company faces liquidation for owing Sandy Hook families over $1 billion in defamation damages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
The bill actually failed on the first attempt to pass it, owing to state lawmakers fearing that it might hinder municipal efforts to prevent flood-related property damage and harm to residents.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
During this time, owing to his newfound piety, Bobby used no profanity.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
