Green
Green adjective - Covered with a thick, healthy natural growth.
Owing
Owing adjective - Not yet paid.
Both words in one sentence
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The Green Hornet, possibly owing to the vigilante character of his crime fighting, fell on the wrong side of the police, and was publicly viewed not as a hero, but as a wanted criminal.
Source: Franchise / The Green Hornet -
Green Aesop: Passed over rather quickly; Geizler mentions that the Kaiju creators's initial attempt to take over the planet failed owing to a lack of compatibility with the atmosphere, but now that humans have sufficiently polluted our planet, it's ripe for a batshit insane monster takeover.
Source: Film / Pacific Rim -
In the "Blue Beast" episode, the titular character has his named subbed as "Green Monster" (owing to the fact that some languages have the same word for "blue" and "green"), which makes it look more than a little awkward when you can see that he's clearly not green.
Source: Blind Idiot Translation / Anime
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