owing to

Definitions

Because of, on account of.

Equivalents

Examples

“I gave up my job as a typist owing to repetitive strain⟳ injury.”

“It’s all owing to your precious caution that they got hold⟳ of it. If you had let⟳ me burn it, and taken my word that it was gone, it would have⟳ been a heap of ashes behind the fire, instead of being whole and sound⟳, inside of my great-coat.”

“Owing to the TB I connected breathing with joy, and owing to the gloom of the ward I connected joy with light⟳, and owing to my irrationality I related light⟳ on the walls to light⟳ inside me.”

“"Owing to the ongoing conflict, all rail services are subject to change⟳ on a short notice⟳," warns the European Rail Timetable at the end⟳ of its short entry on the general state of Ukraine's railways.”

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