owe

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A totalitarian leader demands unconditional fealty from everyone around him, but considers himself to owe nothing in return.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

I very much owe my career to her moving up, so I saw that change in the business where women were moving into positions of power.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Sometimes, procrastination is someone’s way of avoiding a fear that they’ll owe the government a great deal of money.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

After FMQs, Swinney told reporters that he did not know how much the party may owe the tax authorities, but said he was "very confident" it would have the funds to make any repayments.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

“I owe him this!” he shouted as he dialed.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin