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It said energy customers on repayment plans owed £1,000 less on average than those in debt who were without.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The agency assessed far more penalties on missteps including failures to file and pay, though it collected slightly less on owed assessments.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

That policy owed largely to the belief that fire damaged “pristine wilderness,” and a perceived need to protect valuable trees for logging.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

“We owed it to her to fight for her soil.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Sheed had saved him from toppling off his bike when the chase first started; he kind of owed him.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles