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Smith said he packed, so it wasn’t “too dreadful,” but the Air Force veteran did liken the evacuation to a deployment, owing primarily to the uncertainty of how long the evacuation might last.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Faye was in the unusual situation of owing his position, in large part, to his prime minister's popularity.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

It trims its target to 50.35 Australian dollars from A$50.40, owing to earnings changes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 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

They would have seen that her eyebrows were drawn on as though by Magic Marker, and that her face, owing to the Princess Borghese makeup she sold on commission, was the color of a brick.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides