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owe

[oh] / oʊ /


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But Roma's success with Malen may owe as much to how he is being used as to any change in confidence or form.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

“If I’m paying for your wedding, at some point, you’re going to owe me something,” said Frank Montoya Jr., a retired career FBI official who held senior counterintelligence roles.

From Salon Sep. 14, 2026

The other, with some planning, can pay about $2,450 and never owe another dollar on it.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

And you owe it to yourself to indulge at some point this NFL season in the Derwin James experience.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

“Guess it's my turn. I owe you both an apology for issuing the challenge. It is not my place to teach you a lesson.”

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

According to the filing, Signorello Estate believes it owes its creditors between $10 million and $50 million.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

This is coming from someone who owes his fame to the digital age, after making his name with comic videos as characters like upper-class drill rapper Unknown P and chef Jonny Oliver.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

She still owes $200,000 on the mortgage of that home, so she’s paying two mortgages each month: $1,600 for the home she’s selling and $1,600 for the one she now lives in.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

Notably, the amount it owes investors is more than the roughly $1.7 billion the company raised in the IPO.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

Standing straight, hands at his sides and stone cold, he told me, “The manager owes Bodega. We’re going to your place. You have to change clothes.”

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez

Dave’s embarrassment about their struggles was coming out as combativeness toward the people to whom they owed money.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

That is when the value of a property falls below the value of the loan still owed on it - leaving the borrower with potentially painful costs if they suddenly have to sell.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

In June, Barrow admitted that The Gambia owed money to Senegal's public electricity provider, Senelec, explaining that the financial strain has complicated efforts to stabilize the power supply.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

Americans owed roughly $840 billion on their credit cards in 2022’s first quarter, according to the New York Fed.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

To be honest, I wanted to postpone as long as I could my disappointment if the man to whom I owed so much didn't remember me.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

The majority of pensioners are already income taxpayers owing to the addition of other pension income, on top of the state pension.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Citi strategists say markets can keep rallying on limited Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes — two or three — owing to strong earnings growth, solid labor markets and largely stable, even if above-target, inflation.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

According to Mr. Walczak, a three-day trip to L.A. for a Rams game means owing California about $82,000.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

The competition for gas stocks between European and Asian countries risks further driving up prices -- which have more than doubled to approach 75 euros per megawatt-hour owing to the conflict in the Middle East.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

Add their names to the list of things I can never stop owing him for.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins




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