as in to spend
to make complete use of
I drew down my bank account just paying for tuition
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Recent Examples of draw down
To actually draw down the American presence on the continent, a new administration would need a plan to gradually shift the responsibilities and capabilities for defending Europe onto European countries.
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Christopher S. Chivvis, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2024
That capability will remain vital for Baghdad as U.S. troops supporting its ongoing anti-Islamic State campaign are expected to draw down significantly over the next two years.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
But, like other retailers, it was squeezed as consumers eventually drew down their COVID stimulus checks and interest rates rose.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
The presence of seaweed at great depths could also suggest an important avenue for carbon to get drawn down from the atmosphere, as its remnants get buried and stored for millions of years under the sea floor.
—Byhannah Richter, science.org, 10 Sep. 2024
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Christopher S. Chivvis, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2024
That capability will remain vital for Baghdad as U.S. troops supporting its ongoing anti-Islamic State campaign are expected to draw down significantly over the next two years.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
But, like other retailers, it was squeezed as consumers eventually drew down their COVID stimulus checks and interest rates rose.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
The presence of seaweed at great depths could also suggest an important avenue for carbon to get drawn down from the atmosphere, as its remnants get buried and stored for millions of years under the sea floor.
—Byhannah Richter, science.org, 10 Sep. 2024
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Taiwan already spends billions of dollars on U.S. military equipment.Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The measure updates other sections of the charter dealing with capital improvement funds and spending powers.Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
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If necessary, vampire bats can gorge and consume four times their body weight in liquid.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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Koalas spend most of their time sleeping and eating — consuming a diet mostly of eucalyptus leaves.Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
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In October, the company revealed plans to raise as much as $35 billion to refill its quickly draining treasury, a tricky dance considering that new debt would threaten its barely-there investment-grade credit rating.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Nov. 2024
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Independent of the probable timeline for making repairs to Tropicana Field, it can't be used as an outdoor venue either, because the stadium was not engineered to drain rainwater away from the field.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Retirees would also be facing a bigger benefit cut, up to 33% of their monthly checks rather than the 23% currently forecast, when the trust fund is exhausted, the group estimates.Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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However, due to the high demand in many countries, the Pandemic Fund will exhaust most of its funds by next June.Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
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Similar conundrums played out in a handful of presidential elections before, including in 2000, when George W. Bush won the Electoral College despite losing the popular vote to then-Vice President Al Gore.Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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There has already been at least one instance of tensions boiling over in South Carolina where ugly scenes played out at an Orangeburg County early-voting location.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Opened in 1956, Sunnyvale High School, the city’s second public high school, worked to achieve collaboration between students and educators, aiming to reduce violence and enrich the curriculum during the interracial tension that marked the 1960s and ’70s.Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Roofing contractors said good roofs with years of life left are being replaced ahead of schedule to allow insurers to reduce their risk going forward.Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Studies indicate no safety concerns in long-term use up to five years.Merve Ceylan, Health, 23 Oct. 2024
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That’s still enough room to accommodate gestures using up to five fingers, although the trackpad only supports Windows and Linux right now.Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2024
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One bird tutor was then released into each group, so that the flock mates could learn to use one solution over another.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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The groups’ American Electorate Voter Poll — using a larger Latino sample and additional techniques for polling Hispanics — flipped that outcome, with Harris winning 56% of Latino men to Trump’s 43%.Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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