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All are multi-instrumentalists, and their textural range is expanded further by heavy use of sampling, while the band’s genre-fluid tendencies may owe something to its origins in Bristol.

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

I've been quite lucky not to experience this but if people challenge you on your sobriety, be firm - you don't owe an explanation to anyone and it should be enough to just say no.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Before your policy pays anything, you’ll owe Medicare‑covered costs until you reach a deductible of up to $2,950 in 2026.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Before I start chanting at them in a language they don’t understand, I owe them something important—in plain English.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman