due to
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Likely to, announced as, as in Betty bought more of the stock, believing it was due to rise , or The play is due to open next week . [Early 1900s]
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Attributable to, because of, as in Due to scanty rainfall, we may face a crop failure . This usage has been criticized by some authorities, but today it is widely considered standard. [Early 1900s] Also see on account of .
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Owing or payable to, as in We must give our staff whatever vacation is due to them .
Example Sentences
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He checked his DM’s and realized Yeat had already reached out due to his work with Foux.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
Pandemics happen with regularity due to little things like the susceptibility of the human body to illness and international trade and travel.
From Salon • May 11, 2026
—Sterling fell on risk aversion due to Iran war tensions and fears about a leadership challenge for U.K.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
The men are due to appear before Newport Magistrates' Court on Monday.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Their Spiritualist friend, Justice John Edmonds, who had been forced to retire from New York’s Supreme Court due to his beliefs, delivered a eulogy, “purported to come from the spirit world.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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