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Borrowers owed an average of $1,381 in 2025, nearly double what it was in 2009, according to Atlas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

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

“I told him he owed you a call and he didn’t say anything — he asked how you were.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 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

He didn’t have the money to give what he’d promised, but it was enough to cover the half tuition I owed.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover