"what with" meaning in English

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        "Owing to; because of; as a result of."
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        "(idiomatic, informal) Owing to; because of; as a result of."
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          "word": "حَيْث"
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          "sense": "owing to",
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          "sense": "owing to",
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          "sense": "owing to",
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      "roman": "ḥayṯ",
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