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The moderation in growth from this year’s projected 2% is owing to a slowdown in real income growth and consumer spending.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
The 2026 F1 cars do have faster acceleration than their predecessors, owing to the increased output of the electrical components of the power-units.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
This could lead spreads to widen at a faster pace if consumer prices keep rising, as they have done lately owing to the jump in oil.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Ofgem is considering whether to reduce what it believes to be a "typical" level of energy use, because many households have cut back owing to high prices of recent years, and energy efficiency has improved.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
They are presumed to be planets that never quite made it, owing to the unsettling gravitational pull of Jupiter, which kept–and keeps–them from coalescing.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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