owing to

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owing to

preposition

Because of, on account of. I gave up my job as a typist owing to repetitive strain injury.
Similar: as a consequence of, as a result of, because of, due to, thanks to, on account of

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prep because of

Español	por mor de
中文	由於 /由于 yóuyú
Português	devido a
Français	en raison de
Deutsch	aufgrund, wegen
العربية	بِسَبَبّ bisababb

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"owing to." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/owing%20to. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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owing to. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/owing%20to

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"owing to." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/owing%20to.

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@misc{owing_to_2026,
  title = {owing to},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/owing%20to},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}