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All are multi-instrumentalists, and their textural range is expanded further by heavy use of sampling, while the band’s genre-fluid tendencies may owe something to its origins in Bristol.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

I very much owe my career to her moving up, so I saw that change in the business where women were moving into positions of power.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

After FMQs, Swinney told reporters that he did not know how much the party may owe the tax authorities, but said he was "very confident" it would have the funds to make any repayments.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

But for pre-retirees, the looming question is how much tax you’ll owe on that amount every year.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Or, as Lippmann actually put it—according to someone who heard the exchange—Dude, you owe us one point two billion.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis