owe it to

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Before my Good Inside ends and I cancel my subscription—which seems inevitable—I owe it to Dr. Becky to hear the gospel of DFKs.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

I do these Tests because I owe it to our Country.

From Salon • Dec. 10, 2025

“We’re going to replace it. We gotta do it right because we owe it to these veterans.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025

"The tram is a potentially transformational development for our whole city, and we owe it to future generations to be bold and ambitious."

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

Maybe you owe it to Kate to let her beat you.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison