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The Ligue 1 campaign is also four games shorter than the Premier League's, owing to its 18-team format.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Honda’s sales in China have fallen by more than half in the past five years owing to intense competition and are losing further ground this year, according to results from the first quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Greek military experts will look at establishing the drone's possible purpose and whether it ended up in Greek territorial waters owing to a technical failure, or the loss of communication with its control centre.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Market watchers have been waiting for those to get bigger owing to the high demands of U.S. government spending currently.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

There was some excuse for this, since he had only a slit to peep through—and that was three inches away from his eye owing to the padding of straw—but be looked muddled as well.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White